глагол 1) гордо, весело развеваться (о флагах, знамёнах, плюмажах и т. п.) 2) а) дефилировать; выставлять себя напоказ, рисоваться; щеголять Синоним(ы): parade, show off б) иметь бросающийся в глаза, яркий внешний вид 3) выставлять напоказ (что-либо) Например: flaunting his superiority — нарочито подчёркивая своё превосходство Синоним(ы): parade, flourish 4) игнорировать, презирать Например: He flaunted the rules. — К правилам он относился с презрением.
verb Etymology: perhaps of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse flana to rush around intransitive verb 1. to display or obtrude oneself to public notice Example: a great flaunting crowd — Charles Dickens 2. to wave or flutter showily Example: the flag flaunts in the breeze transitive verb 1. to display ostentatiously or impudently; parade Example: flaunting his superiority 2. to treat contemptuously Example: flaunted the rules — Louis Untermeyer Synonyms: see show • flaunt noun • flauntingly adverb • flaunty adjective Usage: Although transitive sense 2 of flaunt undoubtedly arose from confusion with flout, the contexts in which it appears cannot be called substandard Example: meting out punishment to the occasional mavericks who operate rigged games, tolerate rowdyism, or otherwise flaunt the law — Oscar Lewis Example: observed with horror the flaunting of their authority in the suburbs, where men…put up buildings that had no place at all in a Christian commonwealth — Marchette Chute Example: in our profession…very rarely do we publicly chastise a colleague who has flaunted our most basic principles — R. T. Blackburn, AAUP Bulletin. If you use it, however, you should be aware that many people will consider it a mistake. Use of flout in the sense of flaunt 1 is found occasionally Example: “The proper pronunciation,” the blonde said, flouting her refined upbringing, “is pree feeks” — Mike Royko.