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Flounce is defined as to bounce around using quick, jerking body movements.

(verb)

An example of flounce is the routines done by high school cheerleaders at a football game.

The definition of a flounce is a wide ruffle sewn onto a skirt or sleeve.

(noun)

An example of a flounce is a gathered edging at the bottom of a skirt.

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intransitive verb flounced, flouncing

to move with quick, flinging motions of the body, as in anger
to twist or turn abruptly; jerk

Origin: Early ModE, orig., to dive: < ? Scand, as in Swed dial. flunsa, to dive, dip; ? infl. by bounce

noun

the act of flouncing

noun

a piece of cloth, often gathered or pleated, sewn on by its upper edge to a skirt, sleeve, etc.; wide, ornamental ruffle

Origin: earlier frounce < ME < OFr fronce < froncir, to wrinkle < Frank *hrunkja, wrinkle, akin to Ger runzel

transitive verb flounced, flouncing

to trim with a flounce or flounces

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flouncy adjective

See flounce in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A strip of decorative, usually gathered or pleated material attached by one edge, as on a garment or curtain.

transitive verb flounced flounced, flounc·ing, flounc·es

To trim with a strip or strips of gathered or pleated material.

Origin:

Origin: Alteration of frounce

Origin: , from Middle English, pleat

Origin: , from Old French fronce

Origin: , of Germanic origin; see sker-² in Indo-European roots

intransitive verb flounced flounced, flounc·ing, flounc·es

a. To move in a lively or bouncy manner: The children flounced around the room in their costumes.
b. To move with exaggerated or affected motions: flounced petulantly out of the house.
To move clumsily; flounder.

noun

The act or motion of flouncing.

Origin:

Origin: Possibly of Scandinavian origin

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