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Definition: FLEERING

Part of Speech Definition
Verb 1. Seldom used present participle conjugation of the verb fleer.[Eve - graph theoretic]
Verb Base
(fleer)
1. To smirk contemptuously.[Wordnet].
2. To mock; to flout at.[Websters].
3. Seldom used base verb from the following inflections: fleering, fleered, fleers, fleerer, fleerers, fleeringly and fleeredly.[Eve - graph theoretic]

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"Fleering" is a common misspelling or typo for: fleeting.

Date "Fleering" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1350. (references)

Specialty Definition: FLEERING

Domain Definition
Noah Webster [Verb] Deriding; mocking; counterfeiting an air of civility.. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary.
Wiktionary [Verb] Present participle of fleer. (references)

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Definition: FLEERING

Part of SpeechDefinition
Verb1. Seldom used present participle conjugation of the verb fleer.[Eve - graph theoretic]
Verb Base
(fleer)
1. To smirk contemptuously.[Wordnet].
2. To mock; to flout at.[Websters].
3. Seldom used base verb from the following inflections: fleering, fleered, fleers, fleerer, fleerers, fleeringly and fleeredly.[Eve - graph theoretic]

Sources: compiled from various sources, (under license) copyright 2008.

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Date "FLEERING" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1350. (references)

Specialty Definition: FLEERING

DomainDefinition
Noah Webster [Verb] Deriding; mocking; counterfeiting an air of civility.. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary.
Wiktionary[Verb] Present participle of fleer. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Topics by Level of Interest: fleer

Topics sorted by level of InterestLevel (1=low, 600=high)   Topics sorted AlphabeticallyLevel (1=low, 600=high)
Fleer13   Fleer13
Fleer Ultra X-Men Wolverine Cards9   Fleer Ultra X-Men Wolverine Cards9
Frank H. Fleer3   Frank H. Fleer3

Source: the editor, created by/for EVE to gauge likely levels of human interest in linguistically triggered topics (compiled across various sources, such as Wikipedia and specialty expression glosses).