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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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
The EPL says City provided inaccurate financial information to make it look as if it was complying with the rules when it was flouting them instead.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 13, 2023
Peter Hammond, a retired professor of computational biology and also a campaigner with Windrush Against Sewage Pollution, said the statistics showed that the water industry was flouting poor regulation by the Environment Agency.
From BBC ● Jan. 19, 2022
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
