flounce
verbEtymology
Probably of North Germanic origin, from Norwegian flunsa (“hurry”), perhaps ultimately imitative. Or, perhaps formed on the pattern of pounce, bounce.
- derived from flunsa
Definitions
To move in a bouncy, exaggerated manner.
To depart in a dramatic, haughty way that draws attention to oneself.
- After failing to win the leadership election, he flounced dramatically.
- 'Oh certainly,' retorted Tinette impudently, as she flounced out of the room.
- You got your ass kicked and instead of admitting you might have made a mistake, you flounced.
To flounder
To flounder; to make spastic motions.
- To flutter and flounce will do nothing but batter and bruise us.
- With his broad fins and forky tail he laves / The rising surge, and flounces in the waves.
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To decorate with a flounce.
A strip of decorative material, usually pleated, attached along one edge
A strip of decorative material, usually pleated, attached along one edge; a ruffle.
The act of flouncing
The act of flouncing; a dramatic departure.
A row of corrugations, skin folds, or spines, on the hemipenis of a snake.
The neighborhood
Derived
flouncer, flouncingly, afflouncement, flounce post, flouncey, flouncy
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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA