All 3 Uses of
flaunt
in
The War of the Worlds
- Sickly yellow lights went to and fro in the houses, and some of the passing cabs flaunted unextinguished lamps.†
Chpt 1.14 *
- At the corner of the bridge, too, I saw one of the common contrasts of that grotesque time—a sheet of paper flaunting against a thicket of the red weed, transfixed by a stick that kept it in place.†
Chpt 2.9
- Over it flaunted a Union Jack, flapping cheerfully in the morning breeze.†
Chpt 2.9
Definition:
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(flaunt) the act of showing off (displaying something in an obvious way for others to admire or envy)
or:
openly defiant of rules or expectations