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Where does “flout” come from?

Flout comes from Middle English flouten, of unknown origin and meaning.

flout (English): To express contempt for by word or action; To...

Definitions

  1. To express contempt for by word or action; To...

Ancestry of “flout”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishfloutento play the flute

Words derived from “flout”

  • flouter
  • flouteth
  • floutest
Every word from Middle English flouten →