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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Flout \Flout\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Flouted; p. pr. & vb. n. Flouting.] [OD. fluyten to play the flute, to jeer, D. fluiten, fr. fluit, fr. French. See Flute.] To mock or insult; to treat with contempt. [1913 Webster] Phillida flouts me. --Walton. [1913 Webster] Three gaudy standards flout the pale blue sky. --Byron. [1913 Webster]