fleer v. (past & past part. fleered; pres. part. fleering)
1.
To make a wry face in contempt, or to grin in scorn; to deride; to sneer; to mock; to gibe; as, to fleer and flout. "To fleer and scorn at our solemnity."
2.
To grin with an air of civility; to leer. (Obs.) "Grinning and fleering as though they went to a bear baiting."