flaunt
verb /flɔːnt/
/flɔːnt/
(disapproving)Verb Forms
Idioms | present simple I / you / we / they flaunt | /flɔːnt/ /flɔːnt/ |
| he / she / it flaunts | /flɔːnts/ /flɔːnts/ |
| past simple flaunted | /ˈflɔːntɪd/ /ˈflɔːntɪd/ |
| past participle flaunted | /ˈflɔːntɪd/ /ˈflɔːntɪd/ |
| -ing form flaunting | /ˈflɔːntɪŋ/ /ˈflɔːntɪŋ/ |
- flaunt something to show something you are proud of to other people, in order to impress them
- He did not believe in flaunting his wealth.
- She openly flaunted her affair with the senator.
- openly flaunting their wealth
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- openly
- proudly
- in front of
- flaunt yourself to behave in a confident and sexual way to attract attention
Word Originmid 16th cent.: of unknown origin.
Idioms
if you’ve got it, flaunt it
- (humorous, saying) used to tell somebody that they should not be afraid of allowing other people to see their qualities and abilities