flounce
1to go with impatient or impetuous, exaggerated movements: The star flounced out of the studio in a rage.
to throw the body about spasmodically; flounder.
an act or instance of flouncing; a flouncing movement.
Origin of flounce
1Other words for flounce
Other definitions for flounce (2 of 2)
a strip of material gathered or pleated and attached at one edge, with the other edge left loose or hanging: used for trimming, as on the edge of a skirt or sleeve or on a curtain, slipcover, etc.
to trim with flounces.
Origin of flounce
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How to use flounce in a sentence
She flitzed and flounced around the arena like a spritely Soviet fairy.
Sotnikova Beat Kim Yu-Na? Figure Skating Is Probably Corrupt (But We Knew That) | Kevin Fallon | February 21, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST"I shall feed no Yankees," cried a shrill voice, and a young lady flounced out of the door, her face red with anger.
The Courier of the Ozarks | Byron A. DunnA flounced gown of shiny material, green in one light, red in another, and a purple bonnet with white strings.
Johnny Ludlow, Fourth Series | Mrs. Henry WoodBehold me in a blue muslin flounced to the waist, with a cape, too!
A Confederate Girl's Diary | Sarah Margan DawsonShe flounced out of the room and swept down the staircase into the office.
The Three Partners | Bret Harte
"Men never do like Jeanne," she assured him, with a complacent rippling gesture of her flounced body.
Mountain | Clement Wood
British Dictionary definitions for flounce (1 of 2)
/ (flaʊns) /
(intr; often foll by about, away, out, etc) to move or go with emphatic or impatient movements
the act of flouncing
Origin of flounce
1British Dictionary definitions for flounce (2 of 2)
/ (flaʊns) /
an ornamental gathered ruffle sewn to a garment by its top edge
Origin of flounce
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