Flaunting

  • 1flaunting — index blatant (obtrusive), brazen, flagrant, grandiose, orgulous, proud (conceited) Burton s Lega …

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  • 2Flaunting — Flaunt Flaunt (fl[aum]nt or fl[add]nt; 277), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Flaunted}; p. pr. & vb. n.. {Flaunting}.] [Cf. dial. G. flandern to flutter, wave; perh. akin to E. flatter, flutter.] To throw or spread out; to flutter; to move ostentatiously;… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 3flaunting — adjective That flaunts; showy or gaudy …

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  • 4flaunting — Synonyms and related words: Gongoresque, Johnsonian, affected, bedizened, big sounding, blatant, blazon, blinding, brandish, brandishing, brave, bravura, braw, brazen, brazenfaced, brilliancy, chichi, colorful, convoluted, crude, daring, dash,… …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 5flaunting — (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. gaudy, ostentatious, pretentious; see ornate 1 …

    English dictionary for students

  • 6flaunting — flÉ”nt ,flÉ‘nt /flɔːnt v. show off, boast, display showily …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 7flaunting — a. Ostentatious, showy, flashy, garish, tawdry, gaudy …

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  • 8flaunting — flauntˈing or flauntˈy adjective • • • Main Entry: ↑flaunt …

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  • 9flaunt — [[t]flɔ͟ːnt[/t]] flaunts, flaunting, flaunted 1) VERB (disapproval) If you say that someone flaunts their possessions, abilities, or qualities, you mean that they display them in a very obvious way in, especially in order to try to obtain other… …

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  • 10flaunt — verb Etymology: perhaps of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse flana to rush around Date: 1566 intransitive verb 1. to display or obtrude oneself to public notice < a great flaunting crowd Charles Dickens > 2. to wave or flutter showily < the&#8230; …

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