How Do You Spell FLOUTINGS?

Pronunciation: [flˈa͡ʊtɪŋz] (IPA)

The word "floutings" is spelled with the letter combination -ou- which represents the sound /aʊ/ in IPA phonetic transcription. This means that the first syllable of the word is pronounced with an /aʊ/ sound, similar to the word "out". The second syllable is pronounced with a short /ɪ/ sound, like in the word "hit". The -ing ending is pronounced with a nasalized /ɪŋ/ sound, as in the word "king". "Floutings" is the plural form of "flouting", meaning the act of ignoring or openly disobeying rules or laws.

Common Misspellings for FLOUTINGS

• flowting
• floating
• flouting
• floutin
• floutting
• flauhtings
• dloutings
• vloutings
• gloutings
• tloutings
• rloutings
• fkoutings
• fpoutings
• fooutings
• flkutings
• fllutings
• flputings
• fl0utings
• fl9utings
• floytings

Etymology of FLOUTINGS

The word "floutings" is derived from the verb "flout". The etymology of the word "flout" can be traced back to Middle English "flouten" or "flowten", which meant "to play the flute" or "to jeer". It ultimately comes from Old Norse "flauta", meaning "to play the flute". Over time, the meaning of "flout" evolved to include the sense of openly disregarding or mocking something, which is the modern definition of the word. "Floutings" is the gerund form of "flout", used as a noun to refer to acts of openly disregarding, mocking, or showing contempt towards something.