a. Sc. To quiver; also fig. (see quot. 1808). b. U.S. ? To caper. Hence Flauntering ppl. a.

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1768.  A. Ross, Helenore, II. 331.

        Her in her oxter hard an’ fast she grips,
An’ prest her flaunt’ring mou’ upon her lips.

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1808.  Jamieson, Flanter, 1. To waver, to be in some degree delirious. 2. To waver, to flinch, to faulter in evidence or narration.

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1840.  Peter Parley’s Annual, I. 215. Neddy … flauntered and scampered again over the drying ground.

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