flout
verb (used with object)
to treat with disdain, scorn, or contempt; scoff at; mock.
was flouting
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past progressiveof flout.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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Last week she determined Apple was flouting that demand - a finding Apple has now called "extraordinary."
From BBC ● May 8, 2025
Bonta said the hospital was flouting the law.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 1, 2025
The only time they had something similar happen was about three years ago when McIntyre wrote about a local campground that was flouting restrictions on lodging put in place because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 19, 2024
White said the mayor was flouting procurement rules.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 13, 2021
When Bruce ran that stop sign, he was flouting the law and flaunting his new Harley. gantlet/gauntlet.
From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner
