Flout — Defs

01 v. t. To mock or insult; to treat with contempt.

imp. & p. p. Flouted; p. pr. & vb. n. Flouting

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To mock or insult; to treat with contempt.
“Phillida flouts me.” — Walton.

“Three gaudy standards flout the pale blue sky.” — Byron.

02 v. i. To practice mocking; to behave with contempt; to sneer; to fleer; -- often with at.

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To practice mocking; to behave with contempt; to sneer; to fleer; -- often with at.
“Fleer and gibe, and laugh and flout.” — Swift.

03 n. A mock; an insult.

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A mock; an insult.
“Who put your beauty to this flout and scorn.” — Tennyson.