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Definitions for Flouncing
[1] material used in making flounces.
[2] trimming consisting of a flounce.
[3] to go with impatient or impetuous, exaggerated movements: The star flounced out of the studio in a rage.
[4] to throw the body about spasmodically; flounder.
[5] an act or instance of flouncing; a flouncing movement.
[6] a strip of material gathered or pleated and attached at one edge, with the other edge left loose or hanging: used for trimming, as on the edge of a skirt or sleeve or on a curtain, slipcover, etc.
[7] to trim with flounces.
[8] material, such as lace or embroidered fabric, used for making flounces
[9] (intr; often foll by about, away, out, etc ) to move or go with emphatic or impatient movements
[10] the act of flouncing
[11] an ornamental gathered ruffle sewn to a garment by its top edge
Words related to Flouncing
sashay, swish, storm, jerk, fling, stamp, spring, mince, strut, prance, toss, throw, nancy
Words nearby Flouncing
flotow, flotsam, flotsam and jetsam, flotus, flounce, flouncing, flouncy, flounder, flour, flour beetle, flour mill
Origin of Flouncing
e2First recorded in 1665–75; alteration of obsolete frounce wrinkle
Word origin for Flouncing
eC18: from Old French fronce wrinkle, from froncir to wrinkle, of Germanic origin
Synonyms for Flouncing
fling, jerk, mince, nancy, prance, sashay, spring, stamp, storm, strut, swish, throw, toss