flout
verb (used with object)
to treat with disdain, scorn, or contempt; scoff at; mock.
are flouting
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present progressiveof flout.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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He might be correct that world powers are flouting international law and somebody ought to stop them.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 1, 2026
Conflicts are deliberately being turned into wars against civilians with drones and other technology and countries are flouting international law with impunity, the Red Cross chief said Friday.
From Barron's ● Feb. 13, 2026
An advocacy group that’s suing the agency claims officials are flouting a federal clean water law by continuing to use retardant without taking adequate precautions to protect streams and rivers.
From Washington Times ● Apr. 23, 2023
"Where we do get information that people are flouting the rules, maybe house parties are taking place, the police will be there to respond."
From BBC ● Dec. 20, 2020
But a reasonable being should have recognised the situation, as you did not, and realise that we have no right to obey nature if we know at the same time we are flouting civilisation.
From The Spinners by Eden Phillpotts
