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]