Flouting

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Flout \Flout\, 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.
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           Phillida flouts me.                      --Walton.
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           Three gaudy standards flout the pale blue sky. --Byron.
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