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(), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Flouted; p. pr. & vb. n.Flouting.] [OD. fluyten to play the flute, to jeer, D. fluiten, fr. fluit, fr. French. See Flute.] To mock or insult; to treat with contempt. Phillida flouts me. Walton. Three gaudy standards flout the pale blue sky. Byron. Flout v. i.To practice mocking; to behave with contempt; to sneer; to fleer; -- often with at. Fleer and gibe, and laugh and flout. Swift. Flout n.A mock; an insult. Who put your beauty to this flout and scorn. Tennyson. スポンサード リンク
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