flaunt oneself

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• flaunt´ing|ly — flaunt «flnt, flahnt», verb, noun. –v.t. to show off; try to impress others with; display ostentatiously or obtrusively: »She flaunts her riches before her friends. SYNONYM(S): flourish, obtrude. –v.i. 1. to parade oneself boastfully, impudently …   Useful english dictionary

• flaunt´er — flaunt «flnt, flahnt», verb, noun. –v.t. to show off; try to impress others with; display ostentatiously or obtrusively: »She flaunts her riches before her friends. SYNONYM(S): flourish, obtrude. –v.i. 1. to parade oneself boastfully, impudently …   Useful english dictionary

• flaunt — I verb air, be conspicuous, be ostentatious, be showy, boast, brandish, display, display oneself boldly, display with effrontery, exhibit, exhibit boastfully, flash, flourish, iactare, make a gaudy display, make a show of, make a showy appearance …   Law dictionary

• flaunt — (v.) 1560s, to display oneself in flashy clothes, of unknown origin; perhaps a variant of flout or vaunt. It looks French, but it corresponds to no known French word. Transitive sense is from 1827. Related: Flaunted; flaunting …   Etymology dictionary

• flaunt — flaunter, n. flauntingly, adv. /flawnt/, v.i. 1. to parade or display oneself conspicuously, defiantly, or boldly. 2. to wave conspicuously in the air. v.t. 3. to parade or display ostentatiously: to flaunt one s wealth. 4. to ignore or treat… …   Universalium

• flaunt — 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… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• flaunt — [[t]flɔnt[/t]] v. t. 1) to parade or display ostentatiously 2) to ignore or treat with disdain; flout: expelled for flaunting regulations[/ex] 3) to parade or display oneself conspicuously, defiantly, or boldly 4) to wave conspicuously in the air …   From formal English to slang

• flaunt — /flɔnt / (say flawnt) verb (i) 1. to parade or display oneself conspicuously or boldly. 2. to wave conspicuously in the air. –verb (t) 3. to parade or display ostentatiously. –noun 4. the act of flaunting. {Scandinavian; compare Norwegian flanta… …  

• flaunt — v. & n. v.tr. & intr. 1 (often refl.) display ostentatiously (oneself or one s finery); show off; parade (liked to flaunt his gold cuff links; flaunted themselves before the crowd). Usage: Often confused with flout. 2 wave or cause to wave… …   Useful english dictionary

• display oneself boldly — index flaunt Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

• parade — pa·rade || pÉ™ reɪd n. lineup; procession; display, exhibit v. march in a procession, arrange a procession; arrange an exhibition or display; show off, flaunt oneself …   English contemporary dictionary