# fleer

> English word · Verb · IPA /flɪə/

## Definitions
1. To make a wry face in contempt, or to grin in scorn
2. To grin with an air of civility; to leer.

## Etymology
Possibly from a Scandinavian source, compare Norwegian bokmål flire (“to giggle”), Jutish Danish flire.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/fleer