fleer Definition

flee
verb flees, fled, fleeing

intr
1. To run away quickly.

Thesaurus: get away, escape, bolt, take flight, withdraw, leave, depart, abscond, take off, decamp, make oneself scarce; Antonym: stand, stay.
2. To hurriedly run away from or escape from (danger or a dangerous place).

Derivative: fleer
noun

Someone who is fleeing.

Etymology: Anglo-Saxon fleon.

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fleer¹
verb

old use:
intr
fleered, fleering
1. To make wry faces in contempt; to jeer.

noun

1. A mocking look or glance; a gibe.

Etymology: 14c: compare Norwegian flira to titter.

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fleer² flee