FLAUNT


Meaning of FLAUNT in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ flɔ:nt ]

( flaunts, flaunting, flaunted)

1.

If you say that someone flaunts their possessions, abilities, or qualities, you mean that they display them in a very obvious way, especially in order to try to obtain other people’s admiration.

They drove around in Rolls-Royces, openly flaunting their wealth...

= show off

VERB : V n [ disapproval ]

2.

If you say that someone is flaunting themselves , you disapprove of them because they are behaving in a very confident way, or in a way that is intended to attract sexual attention.

...tourists flaunting themselves in front of the castle guards in bra and shorts.

VERB : V pron-refl [ disapproval ]

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