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FLEER

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Contempt expressed by mockery in looks or words

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("fleer" is a kind of...):

contempt; scorn (open disrespect for a person or thing)

Derivation:

fleer (to smirk contemptuously)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Someone who flees from an uncongenial situation

Example:

fugitives from the sweatshops

Synonyms:

fleer; fugitive; runaway

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("fleer" is a kind of...):

individual; mortal; person; somebody; someone; soul (a human being)

Derivation:

flee (run away quickly)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

To smirk contemptuously

Classified under:

Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care

Hypernyms (to "fleer" is one way to...):

simper; smirk (smile affectedly or derisively)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP

Derivation:

fleer (contempt expressed by mockery in looks or words)

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