“He flaunted the rules by running red lights.”
Grammar Entry 647 / 1605 60-second read
Flout vs. Flaunt
Defy versus show off.
The comparisoni
“He flouted the rules by running red lights.”
The ruleii
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FLOUT = defy. FLAUNT = show off.
FLOUT is to openly disregard a rule. FLAUNT is to display something conspicuously.
Memory aidiii
Remember it like this
Rules are flOUTed. Wealth is flAUNTed.