verb
- past tense of fleer; to smile or laugh in a contemptuous or mocking manner
Usage: literary or formal; often archaic or poetic
Examples
- The critic fleered at the amateur performance.
- She fleered at his attempt to impress her with his new car.
- He fleered and turned away in disgust.
- The crowd fleered at the unpopular politician.
- They fleered mockingly as he stumbled on stage.