In intransitive obsolete terms the difference between flaunt and flaunt
is that
flaunt is to wave or flutter smartly in the wind while
flaunt is to wave or flutter smartly in the wind.
In transitive terms the difference between flaunt and flaunt
is that
flaunt is to parade, display with ostentation while
flaunt is to parade, display with ostentation.
In intransitive archaic or literary terms the difference between flaunt and flaunt
is that
flaunt is to show off, as with flashy clothing while
flaunt is to show off, as with flashy clothing.
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flaunt English
Alternative forms
* (l) (obsolete)
Verb
( en verb)
(obsolete) To wave or flutter smartly in the wind.
To parade, display with ostentation.
- She's always flaunting her designer clothes.
(intransitive, archaic, or, literary) To show off, as with flashy clothing.
* Arbuthnot
- You flaunt about the streets in your new gilt chariot.
* Alexander Pope
- One flaunts in rags, one flutters in brocade.
* 1856 , ,
- [T]he younger belles had begun to flaunt in the French fashions of flimsy muslins, shortwaisted— narrow-skirted.
* 1897 , ,
- … and Mrs. Wix seemed to flaunt there in her finery.
Usage notes
* Do not confuse with flout.
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flaunt English
Alternative forms
* (l) (obsolete)
Verb
( en verb)
(obsolete) To wave or flutter smartly in the wind.
To parade, display with ostentation.
- She's always flaunting her designer clothes.
(intransitive, archaic, or, literary) To show off, as with flashy clothing.
* Arbuthnot
- You flaunt about the streets in your new gilt chariot.
* Alexander Pope
- One flaunts in rags, one flutters in brocade.
* 1856 , ,
- [T]he younger belles had begun to flaunt in the French fashions of flimsy muslins, shortwaisted— narrow-skirted.
* 1897 , ,
- … and Mrs. Wix seemed to flaunt there in her finery.
Usage notes
* Do not confuse with flout.
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