Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to flout
Participle: flouted
Gerund: flouting
Indicative
Present
| I | flout |
| you | flout |
| he;she;it | flouts |
| we | flout |
| you | flout |
| they | flout |
Perfect
| I | have flouted |
| you | have flouted |
| he;she;it | has flouted |
| we | have flouted |
| you | have flouted |
| they | have flouted |
Past
| I | flouted |
| you | flouted |
| he;she;it | flouted |
| we | flouted |
| you | flouted |
| they | flouted |
Pluperfect
| I | had flouted |
| you | had flouted |
| he;she;it | had flouted |
| we | had flouted |
| you | had flouted |
| they | had flouted |
Future
| I | will flout |
| you | will flout |
| he;she;it | will flout |
| we | will flout |
| you | will flout |
| they | will flout |
Future Perfect
| I | will have flouted |
| you | will have flouted |
| he;she;it | will have flouted |
| we | will have flouted |
| you | will have flouted |
| they | will have flouted |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | flout |
| you | flout |
| he;she;it | flout |
| we | flout |
| you | flout |
| they | flout |
Perfect
| I | have flouted |
| you | have flouted |
| he;she;it | have flouted |
| we | have flouted |
| you | have flouted |
| they | have flouted |
Imperfect
| I | flouted |
| you | flouted |
| he;she;it | flouted |
| we | flouted |
| you | flouted |
| they | flouted |
Pluperfect
| I | had flouted |
| you | had flouted |
| he;she;it | had flouted |
| we | had flouted |
| you | had flouted |
| they | had flouted |
Conditional
Present
| I | would flout |
| you | would flout |
| he;she;it | would flout |
| we | would flout |
| you | would flout |
| they | would flout |
Perfect
| I | would have flouted |
| you | would have flouted |
| he;she;it | would have flouted |
| we | would have flouted |
| you | would have flouted |
| they | would have flouted |
Imperative
| you | flout |
| we | Let's flout |
| you | flout |
Verbs conjugated like 'flout'
abandon,
abduct,
abear,
aberr,
abject,
abord,
abort,
abound,
abraid,
abray,
abrook,
abscind,
abscond,
absist,
absorb,
abstain,
abstract,
accend,
accent,
accept, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'flout'
clout,
float,
flour,
glout,
lout,
belout,
bloat,
blot,
bloud,
bout,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. 1551, perhaps a special use of M.E.
flowten "to play the flute" (cf. M.Du.
fluyten "to play the flute," also "to jeer").
2. Perhaps from Middle English flouten (“to play the flute”); compare with Dutch fluiten. See: Dutch '
fluiten'.
Sample Sentences
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The manoeuvres of Microsoft and HP appear to comply with the letter of the regulations, even if they flout their spirit. [2012 September 29, “Tax alchemy: Tech's avoidance”, in The Economist:]
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Of necessity[…] the duty to comply with the rules designed to spare civilians as much as possible the hazards of war is absolute, not contingent on the behavior of opponents. The Israeli government already seems to be flouting those rules. [2023 October 11, Kenneth Roth, “The attack on Israel has been called a ‘9/11 moment’. Therein lies a cautionary tale”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:]
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Yet all ' s not worth a pin, But could not get her; Phillida flouts me. Dick had her to the Vine [1653, Iz[aak] Wa[lton], The Compleat Angler or The Contemplative Man’s Recreation. Being a Discourse of Fish and Fishing, […], London: […] T. Maxey for Rich[ard] Marriot, […], →OCLC; reprinted as The Compleat Angler (Homo Ludens; 6), Nieuwkoop, South Holland, Netherlands: Miland Publishers, 1969, →ISBN:]
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Three gaudy standards flout the pale blue sky. [1812–1818, Lord Byron, “(please specify |canto=I to IV)”, in Childe Harold’s Pilgrimage. , London: John Murray,, stanza 41:]