flouncing

US: (floun′sing)

From the verb flounce: (⇒ conjugate)

flouncing is: ⓘ

v pres p

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flounc•ing  (floun′sing), n. 

1. Textiles material used in making flounces.
2. Clothing trimming consisting of a flounce.

• flounce² + -ing¹ 1760–70

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flounce¹ /flaʊns/   v., flounced, flounc•ing, n. 
v. [no object]

1. to go with impatient, angry, exaggerated movements:
   to flounce out of the room in a rage.

n. [countable]

2. an act or instance of flouncing;
   a flouncing movement.

flounce² /flaʊns/   n. [countable]

1. Clothing a strip of material gathered or pleated and attached along one edge, such as on the bottom of a skirt.

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flounce¹  (flouns), v., flounced, flounc•ing, 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 flouncing;
   a flouncing movement.

• 1535–45; of obscure origin, originally; perh. akin to Norwegian flunsa to hurry

Synonyms

• 1. storm, bound, prance, bounce.

flounce²  (flouns), n., v., flounced, flounc•ing. 
n. 

1. Clothing 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.

v.t. 

2. to trim with flounces.

• alteration of frounce 1665–75

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

flounce / flaʊns/ verb

1. (intr; often followed by about, away, out, etc) to move or go with emphatic or impatient movements

noun

1. the act of flouncing

Etymology: 16th Century: of Scandinavian origin; compare Norwegian flunsa to hurry, Swedish flunsa to splash

flounce / flaʊns/ noun

1. an ornamental gathered ruffle sewn to a garment by its top edge

Etymology: 18th Century: from Old French fronce wrinkle, from froncir to wrinkle, of Germanic origin