"fligger" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /ˈflɪɡə/ Forms: fliggers [present, singular, third-person], fliggering [participle, present], fliggered [participle, past], fliggered [past]
Rhymes: -ɪɡə(ɹ) Head templates: {{en-verb}} fligger (third-person singular simple present fliggers, present participle fliggering, simple past and past participle fliggered)
  1. (obsolete) To sneer. Tags: obsolete Synonyms (sneer): deride
    Sense id: en-fligger-en-verb-I5MsD-GR Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Facial expressions Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 50 Disambiguation of Facial expressions: 50 50 Disambiguation of 'sneer': 96 4
  2. (obsolete) To grin. Tags: obsolete Synonyms (grin): smile
    Sense id: en-fligger-en-verb-VSuhrrRJ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Facial expressions Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 50 Disambiguation of Facial expressions: 50 50 Disambiguation of 'grin': 4 96
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: jeer, scoff, deride, to smile

Inflected forms

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