flout
verb (used with object)
to treat with disdain, scorn, or contempt; scoff at; mock.
has been flouting
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present perfect progressiveof flout (3rd person singular).present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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“This group has been flouting the law and making fraudulent claims about a number of Asian-owned businesses,” Witlin said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2023
A trombonist with an amiable, misty tone and an inquisitive instinct, Priester has been flouting the divide between jazz’s mainstream and the avant-garde since before that line was drawn.
From New York Times ● Oct. 18, 2018
"We think that the district has been flouting the law for decades," said Ayesha Kahn, an attorney for Americans United for Church and State, which filed the lawsuit.
From Reuters ● May 31, 2011
