- flouts
- flaÊŠt v. show scorn, show disdain for; mock
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Flout — Flout, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Flouted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Flouting}.] [OD. fluyten to play the flute, to jeer, D. fluiten, fr. fluit, fr. French. See {Flute}.] To mock or insult; to treat with contempt. [1913 Webster] Phillida flouts me. Walton.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Flouted — Flout Flout, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Flouted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Flouting}.] [OD. fluyten to play the flute, to jeer, D. fluiten, fr. fluit, fr. French. See {Flute}.] To mock or insult; to treat with contempt. [1913 Webster] Phillida flouts me.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Flouter — Flout er, n. One who flouts; a mocker. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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