flaunt

flaunt
v
1. parade, display, Inf. sport, exhibit, air, hold up, flash; put forth or forward, emphasize, spotlight, draw attention to, show off; splash, make a splash, splurge, make a splurge; make a show, cut or make a figure, Sl. cut a dash, Sl. cut a shine, Sl. cut a feather; swagger, swank, swashbuckle, strut, Sl. strut one's stuff, peacock; boast, brag, vaunt, talk up; put on airs, put up a front, U.S. Sl. put on the dog, Sl. put on, Sl. put on the ritz.
2. wave, dangle, brandish, flourish, wield, raise.

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