fligger
/ˈflɪɡə/
fligger verb: to sneer.
Verb
fligger (third-person singular simple present fliggers, present participle fliggering, simple past and past participle fliggered)
- To sneer.
- Then Nature has with beauty, more with scorne,
That they must fligger, scoffe, deride, and jeere,
Appoynt their servants certaine houres t' appeare.1628, Nathaniel Whiting, Le Hore di Recreatione: or, The Pleasant Historie of Albino and Bellama
- Synonyms:
- deride
- Then Nature has with beauty, more with scorne,
- To grin.
- I met with a Barber with Razor and Balls,
He fligger'd and told me for all my brave alls;
He would have a stroke, and his words they were blunt,
I could not deny him the use of my—1720, Thomas d'Urfey, “Tom Tinker”, in Wit and Mirth, or Pills to Purge Melancholy, volume 6, page 267
- Synonyms:
- smile
- I met with a Barber with Razor and Balls,
Synonyms of fligger
Forms of fligger
| third-person singular present | fliggers |
|---|---|
| present participle | fliggering |
| past participle | fliggered |
| past | fliggered |
Words that rhyme with fligger
Questions about fligger
- What does fligger mean?
- Fligger means to sneer.
- What part of speech is fligger?
- Fligger is a verb.
- How do you pronounce fligger?
- Fligger is pronounced /ˈflɪɡə/.
- What is the past tense of fligger?
- The past tense of fligger is fliggered.
Words near fligger in the dictionary
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