flaunt
21flaunt — UK [flɔːnt] / US [flɔnt] verb [transitive] Word forms flaunt : present tense I/you/we/they flaunt he/she/it flaunts present participle flaunting past tense flaunted past participle flaunted to deliberately try to make people notice your… …
22flaunt — verb Etymology: perhaps of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse flana to rush around Date: 1566 intransitive verb 1. to display or obtrude oneself to public notice < a great flaunting crowd Charles Dickens > 2. to wave or flutter showily < the… …
23flaunt — [[t]flɔnt[/t]] v. t. 1) to parade or display ostentatiously 2) to ignore or treat with disdain; flout: expelled for flaunting regulations[/ex] 3) to parade or display oneself conspicuously, defiantly, or boldly 4) to wave conspicuously in the air …
24flaunt — verb display ostentatiously. Derivatives flaunter noun flaunty adjective Origin C16: of unknown origin. Usage It is a common error to use flaunt when flout is intended. Flaunt means ‘display ostentatiously’, while flout means ‘openly disre …
25flaunt — verb (T) 1 to show your money, success, beauty etc so that other people notice it: In New York the rich flaunt their wealth while the poor starve on the streets. 2 if you ve got it, flaunt it humorous spoken used to tell someone not to hide their …
26flaunt — verb /flɔːnt,flɔnt,flɑnt/ a) To parade, display with ostentation. Shes always flaunting her designer clothes. b) To show off with flashy clothing. [T]he younger belles had begun to flaunt in the French fashions of flimsy muslins, shortwaisted… …
27flaunt — See flaunt, flout …
28flaunt — verb ADVERB ▪ openly, proudly ▪ openly flaunting their wealth PREPOSITION ▪ in front of ▪ She flaunted her success in front of the others …
29flaunt — [[t]flɔ͟ːnt[/t]] flaunts, flaunting, flaunted 1) VERB (disapproval) If you say that someone flaunts their possessions, abilities, or qualities, you mean that they display them in a very obvious way in, especially in order to try to obtain other… …
30flaunt — [flɔːnt] verb [T] to deliberately try to make people notice something that you have so that they admire you Lawrence didn t flaunt his wealth.[/ex] …
