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Meaning of sleer | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B1

Definitions

To mock or jeer.

Examples

“[…] for were it possible that any one could bring us Father Adam's girdle and Mother Eve's apron, what laughing — what sleering — what mocking of their homely fashions would there be!”

CEFR level

B1

Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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See also

sleered sleering sleers sleet sleeted sleeting

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