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   flounce

   /flaʊns/

   verb

   • 1. go or move in an exaggeratedly impatient or angry manner: "he stood up in a fury and flounced out"

   noun

   • 1. an exaggerated action intended to express annoyance or impatience: "she left the room with a flounce"

   Word Origin mid 16th century: perhaps of Scandinavian origin and related to Norwegian flunsa ‘hurry’, or perhaps symbolic, like bounce or pounce.

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   What does flouncy mean?

   • Think ruffles, Peter Pan collars, and flouncy skirts, all heading in one direction—turning your clothes inside out. As I held it at arm's length a faint, familiar perfume stole up from its flouncy depths. Flouncy definition: marked by flouncing movement. See examples of FLOUNCY used in a sentence.

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   What is the meaning of flounce?

   • The act of floucing; a sudden, jerking motion of the body. To deck with a flounce or flounces; as, to flounce a petticoat or a frock. To make abrupt or agitated movements with the limbs and body; turn or twist as with sudden petulance or impatience; move with flings or turns, as if in displeasure or annoyance: as, to flounce out of a room.

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   Where did the word flounce come from?

   • This flounce derives from the Middle English frouncen, meaning "to curl." Watch them stalk and flounce to the beats, connecting hip-to-hip before hitting a stylish freeze. Celia Wren, Washington Post, 12 Feb. 2024 There's a Greek island, muscular extras flouncing around in flippers, and Meryl Streep getting frisky with a power drill.

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   What is a flounce dress?

   • The term flounce is a particular type of fabric manipulation that creates a similar look but with less bulk. The veil, which matched the flounce of the dress, was four yards in length and 0.75 yards wide. She has flounced around the world, damaging and criticising those who came to our aid during the war.

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   What happens when someone flounces?

   • When someone flounces, they usually make what’s known as a flounce post to announce their departure. This tends to involve a lead-up to the flounce: angry exchanges with a few users, the deletion of some posts, and even kicking out or reporting other group members.

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   What is a flounce hat?

   • she said, as she flounced out of the room. They each have a flounce symbol and wear a tall princess hat. The depth of the curve as well as the width of the fabric determines the depth of the flounce. The term flounce is a particular type of fabric manipulation that creates a similar look but with less bulk.

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   Flounce definition: to go with impatient or impetuous, exaggerated movements. See examples of FLOUNCE used in a sentence.

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   To flounce is to move in an exaggerated, emphatic way, especially if your movement expresses anger or impatience. A young child who doesn't like what's for dinner might stand up and flounce away from the table.

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   Flounce means to move somewhere in a way that draws attention to yourself, for example because you are angry or upset. Learn how to pronounce, use and spell this word with Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary.