# flouting

Pronunciation: US say "FLOW-ting" /ˈflaʊtɪŋ/; AUS say "FLOWT-ing" /ˈflæɔ.tɪŋ/

## Verb

1. Present participle and gerund of flout. — present participle and gerund of flout
   - Simple: Present participle and gerund of flout. Use it after is, are or was, or as the name of the action.
   - _Several restaurants were caught flouting health regulations during the inspection._
   - _The company was fined for openly flouting the court's order to stop construction._

## Noun

2. The act of openly disregarding a rule, law, or standard, showing contempt for it.
   - Simple: The act of openly not obeying a rule or law, without caring about it.
   - _Critics condemned the government's flagrant flouting of international law._
   - _Repeated floutings of the ceasefire made a lasting agreement unlikely._

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