Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

flaunting

/flˈɔntɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.77 in modern English

Syllables: flaunt-ing
IPA: /flˈɔntɪŋ/

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of flaunt

adj

That flaunts; showy or gaudy.

noun

The act by which something is flaunted.

Example Sentences

"He was much over-dressed, in a gaudy vest of many colors, a blue neckerchief, bedropped gayly with yellow spots, and arranged with a flaunting tie, quite in keeping with the general air of the man."
"Their bearing, which was simply the bearing of commonplace individuals going about their business in the assurance of perfect safety, was offensive to me like the outrageous flauntings of folly in the face of a danger it is unable to comprehend […]"

Inflected Forms

more flaunting (comparative) most flaunting (superlative) flauntings (plural)

Derived Forms

flauntingly flauntingness

Rhymes With

haunting daunting taunting

Questions

How do you pronounce flaunting?: The recorded pronunciation is /flˈɔntɪŋ/.
What does flaunting mean?: present participle and gerund of flaunt

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