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flaunt
[ flawnt ]
verb (used without object)
- to parade or display oneself conspicuously, defiantly, or boldly.
- to wave conspicuously in the air.
verb (used with object)
noun
- the act of flaunting.
- Obsolete. something flaunted.
flaunt
/ flɔːnt /
verb
- to display (possessions, oneself, etc) ostentatiously; show off
- to wave or cause to wave freely; flutter
noun
- the act of flaunting
Usage
Confusables Note
Derived Forms
- ˈflauntingly, adverb
- ˈflaunter, noun
Other Words From
- flaunter noun
- flaunting·ly adverb
- un·flaunted adjective
- un·flaunting adjective
- un·flaunting·ly adverb
Word History and Origins
Origin of flaunt1
Word History and Origins
Origin of flaunt1
Example Sentences
“We live in a society where there are girls who are in love with theirself and flaunt it but the majority are insecure,” says one.
As the Middle East sinks further into chaos, the Americans and Israelis flaunt a luxury that neither can afford.
Most patriotic movies flaunt their pride by having America trounce foreign countries.
Do we get to see Jon Snow flaunt his skills with the ladies in Season 4?
Why so many people are so eager to flaunt their musical bona fides by loathing Coldplay.
No less mock will we make of them, however, and we will flaunt in their faces that we have no fear of them.
It belonged to his dream of success—when a thousand banners should flaunt in the gardens of the Tuileries.
But fr'm now on ye can flaunt ye'er teeth in th' face iv anny inspictor.
Beloved, have I not tended you that you should thus flaunt me?'
She bloomed with alternatives—she resembled some dull garden-path which under a copious downpour has begun to flaunt with colour.
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