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• Flounce — Flounce, v. t. To deck with a flounce or flounces; as, to flounce a petticoat or a frock. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• flounce — flounce1 [flouns] vi. flounced, flouncing [Early ModE, orig., to dive: < ? Scand, as in Swed dial. flunsa, to dive, dip; ? infl. by BOUNCE] 1. to move with quick, flinging motions of the body, as in anger 2. to twist or turn abruptly; jerk n.… …   English World dictionary

• flounce — [[t]fla͟ʊns[/t]] flounces, flouncing, flounced 1) VERB If you flounce somewhere, you walk there quickly with exaggerated movements, in a way that shows you are annoyed or upset. [V adv/prep] She flounced out of my room in a huff... She will… …   English dictionary

• flounce — I. /flaʊns / (say flowns) verb (i) (flounced, flouncing) 1. to go (away, off, out, etc.) with an impatient or angry fling of the body: to flounce out of a room in a rage. 2. to throw the body about, as in floundering or struggling; twist; turn;… …  

• flounce — flounce1 [flauns] v [I always + adverb/preposition] [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: Probably from a Scandinavian language] to walk in a quick determined way without looking at people because you are angry ▪ She flounced out of the room. flounce 2… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• flounce — 1. v. & n. v.intr. (often foll. by away, about, off, out) go or move with an agitated, violent, or impatient motion (flounced out in a huff). n. a flouncing movement. Etymology: 16th c.: orig. unkn.: perh. imit., as bounce, pounce 2. n. & v. n. a …   Useful english dictionary

• Flounce — Flounce, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Flounced} (flounst); p. pr. & vb. n. {Flouncing}.] [Cf. OSw. flunsa to immerge.] To throw the limbs and body one way and the other; to spring, turn, or twist with sudden effort or violence; to struggle, as a horse in …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• flounce — I [[t]flaʊns[/t]] v. flounced, flounc•ing, n. 1) to go with impatient or impetuous, exaggerated movements 2) to move self consciously and in a conspicuous manner 3) to throw the body about spasmodically; flounder 4) an act or instance of… …   From formal English to slang

• flounce out of — phr verb Flounce out of is used with these nouns as the object: ↑room …   Collocations dictionary

• flounce — I. intransitive verb (flounced; flouncing) Etymology: perhaps of Scandinavian origin; akin to Norwegian flunsa to hurry Date: 1542 1. a. to move with exaggerated jerky or bouncy motions < flounced about the room, jerking her shoulders,… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• flounce — flounce1 /flowns/, v., flounced, flouncing, n. v.i. 1. to go with impatient or impetuous, exaggerated movements: The star flounced out of the studio in a rage. 2. to throw the body about spasmodically; flounder. n. 3. an act or instance of… …   Universalium