All 3 Uses of
flaunt
in
The Looking Glass Wars
- Bibwit Harte, the royal tutor, had explained to her that most of Wonderland took pride in the Inventors' Parade, the one time every year when citizens flaunted their skills and ingenuity before the queen.
p. 12..1 *flaunted = showed off
- If Great Britain is truly to be the greatest kingdom in the world, it is not enough to flaunt our military power and our dominance in industry. We must lead by example and be more charitable to and protective of our own.
p. 168..2flaunt = show off
- Still, they didn't have to bring unnecessary attention to themselves by flaunting their rebel colors, so Hatter folded his top hat into a stack of deadly blades and placed it in his inside coat pocket.
p. 289..3flaunting = showing off
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