Fläunt1, v. i.
(Synop., § 130), v. i. [imp. & p. p. FLAUNTED; p. pr. & vb. n. FLAUNTING.] [Cf. Goth. flautan, to boast, vaunt.] 1. To throw or spread out; to flutter; to move ostentatiously; as, a flaunting show. You flaunt about the streets in your new gilt chariot. Arbuthnot. One flaunts in rags, one flutters in brocade. Pope. 2. To carry a pert or saucy appearance. Boyle.