FLOUT


Meaning of FLOUT in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ flaut ]

v. & n. --v. 1 tr. express contempt for (the law, rules, etc.) by word or action; mock; insult (flouted convention by shaving her head). °Often confused with flaunt. 2 intr. (often foll. by at) mock or scoff at. --n. a flouting speech or act. [perh. f. Du. fluiten whistle, hiss: cf. FLUTE]

English main colloquial, spoken dictionary.      Английский основной разговорный словарь.