Definition of "fleer" [fle•er•fleer]

• To smirk or laugh in contempt or derision. (verb-intransitive)
• A taunting, scoffing, or derisive look or gibe. (noun)

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• "The communities both in North and South Carolina, law enforcement, have come together in this case, and right now, we are being aided by the United States Marine Corps, helicopters from Cherry Point, and also the North Carolina highway patrol, with special heat-seeking devices known as fleer units, and we have ground teams ready that are and on the ground ready to assist in the location, hopefully and prayerfully of Miss Donovan."
• "There is another word, "fleer," which sounds like a portmanteau of flinch and sneer but isn't."
• "This affords my offspring frequent opportunities to fleer and jape at me as I cower in my seat at the movie theater, or press myself back against the couch while watching a DVD at home."