flaunt
to parade or display oneself conspicuously, defiantly, or boldly.
to wave conspicuously in the air.
to parade or display ostentatiously: to flaunt one's wealth.
to ignore or treat with disdain: He was expelled for flaunting military regulations.
the act of flaunting.
Obsolete. something flaunted.
Origin of flaunt
1confusables note For flaunt
Other words for flaunt
3 | flourish, exhibit, show off; vaunt |
Other words from flaunt
- flaunter, noun
- flaunt·ing·ly, adverb
- un·flaunt·ed, adjective
- un·flaunt·ing, adjective
- un·flaunt·ing·ly, adverb
Words that may be confused with flaunt
- flaunt , flout (see confusables note at the current entry)
Words Nearby flaunt
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How to use flaunt in a sentence
“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.
Cara Delevingne Posts Protest Picture Of Her Boob (With Taped-Out Nipple) | Tom Sykes | July 14, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAs 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.
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No less mock will we make of them, however, and we will flaunt in their faces that we have no fear of them.
The Sagas of Olaf Tryggvason and of Harald The Tyrant (Harald Haardraade) | Snorri SturlusonIt belonged to his dream of success—when a thousand banners should flaunt in the gardens of the Tuileries.
When Valmond Came to Pontiac, Complete | Gilbert ParkerBut fr'm now on ye can flaunt ye'er teeth in th' face iv anny inspictor.
Mr. Dooley Says | Finley DunneBeloved, have I not tended you that you should thus flaunt me?'
A German Pompadour | Marie HayShe bloomed with alternatives—she resembled some dull garden-path which under a copious downpour has begun to flaunt with colour.
The Marriages | Henry James
British Dictionary definitions for flaunt
/ (flɔːnt) /
to display (possessions, oneself, etc) ostentatiously; show off
to wave or cause to wave freely; flutter
the act of flaunting
Origin of flaunt
1usage For flaunt
Derived forms of flaunt
- flaunter, noun
- flauntingly, adverb
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