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- fleer (v.)



[fleer 词源字典] - "grin mockingly," c. 1400, perhaps from Scandinavian (compare dialectal Norwegian flira "giggle, laugh at nothing," dialectal Danish flire "to grin, sneer, titter"). Transitive sense from 1620s. Related: Fleered; fleering; fleeringly. As a noun from c. 1600.[fleer etymology, fleer origin, 英语词源]
- fleer (n.)




- "one who flees," late 14c., agent noun from flee (v.).