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flounced
Variant of flounce
flounce
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flounce (flo̵uns)
intransitive verb flounced, flouncing flounc′·ing
- to move with quick, flinging motions of the body, as in anger
- to twist or turn abruptly; jerk
Etymology: Early ModE, orig., to dive: < ? Scand, as in Swed dial. flunsa, to dive, dip; ? infl. by bounce
noun
the act of flouncing
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