flounce
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flounce
- /flaʊns/
Rhymes with -aʊns
Where it comes from
Probably of North Germanic origin, from Norwegian flunsa (“hurry”), perhaps ultimately imitative. Or, perhaps formed on the pattern of pounce, bounce.
verb flounces · flouncing · flounced
- To move in a bouncy, exaggerated manner. There was a continual coming and going of flouncing, pig-tailed forms, until the table was closely covered with dishes, scarlet curries with surface currents of ochreous oil, three varieties of what looked like seaweed (inevitably recommended as abundant in vitamins), a paste made of ground beans an
- To depart in a dramatic, haughty way that draws attention to oneself. After failing to win the leadership election, he flounced dramatically.
- To flounder; to make spastic motions. To flutter and flounce will do nothing but batter and bruise us.
- To decorate with a flounce.
noun flounces
- A strip of decorative material, usually pleated, attached along one edge; a ruffle. Then he looked from her to some gayer figures moving along the road with flutters of bright streamers and flounces
- The act of flouncing; a dramatic departure. Emma Watson’s approach is in stark contrast to that of Daniel Day-Lewis; a man who, despite being the greatest actor on earth, is somewhat prone to a flounce. […] Day-Lewis announced that he had retired from acting, putting out a statement that read: “Daniel Day-Lewis will no longer be working as an
- A row of corrugations, skin folds, or spines, on the hemipenis of a snake.
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verb to move in exaggerated manner
| Deutsch | stolzieren |
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| Italiano | rimbalzare |
verb to decorate with flounce
| Italiano | guarnire |
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