Flaunt

Quick meaning: Flaunt is a verb meaning (intransitive, archaic, of leaves or flags) To wave or flutter smartly in the wind.

Meaning

(intransitive, archaic, of leaves or flags) To wave or flutter smartly in the wind.

More Meanings

1. (transitive) To parade, display with ostentation.
2. (intransitive, archaic or literary) To show off, as with flashy clothing.
3. (proscribed) To flout.
4. (obsolete) Anything displayed for show.

Example Sentences

Near-synonym: vaunt

She’s always flaunting her designer clothes.

Flaunt away, flags of all nations! be duly lower’d at sunset!

The house came into sight, above the cedar grove beyond whose black interstices an apple orchard flaunted in the sunny afternoon.

Word Forms

• flaunts
• flaunting
• flaunted
• flant

Synonyms for flaunt

Depending on context, synonyms include vaunt, ostentate, preen, swagger, boulevardier, exhibitionize.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include show off, swank, flash, boast, show, display.

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