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flounce
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flounce 1  (flouns)
n.
A strip of decorative, usually gathered or pleated material attached by one edge, as on a garment or curtain.
tr.v. flounced, flounc·ing, flounc·es
To trim with a strip or strips of gathered or pleated material.

[Alteration of frounce, from Middle English, pleat, from Old French fronce, of Germanic origin; see sker-2 in Indo-European roots.]

flounce 1
Verb
[flouncing, flounced]
to move or go with emphatic movements
Noun
the act of flouncing [Scandinavian]

flounce 2
Noun
an ornamental frill on a garment or tablecloth [Old French froncir to wrinkle]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.flounceflounce - a strip of pleated material used as a decoration or a trim
adornment - a decoration of color or interest that is added to relieve plainness
gauffer, goffer - an ornamental frill made by pressing pleats
jabot - a ruffle on the front of a woman's blouse or a man's shirt
peplum - a flared ruffle attached to the waistline of a dress or jacket or blouse
2.flounce - the act of walking with exaggerated jerky motions
gait - a person's manner of walking
Verb1.flounce - walk emphatically
walk - use one's feet to advance; advance by steps; "Walk, don't run!"; "We walked instead of driving"; "She walks with a slight limp"; "The patient cannot walk yet"; "Walk over to the cabinet"

flounce
verb (often with out, away, out, etc) bounce, storm, stamp, go quickly, throw, spring, toss, fling, jerk
Translations

flounce [flauns] nvolante m
flounce in vientrar con gesto exagerado
flounce out visalir con gesto airado
flounce [flauns] nvolant m
flounce out visortir dans un mouvement d'humeur
flounce [flauns] nVolant m
flounce out flounce vihinausstolzieren
flounce [flauns] nbalzo
flounce out viuscire stizzito/a

flounce1
v flounce [flauns]
(usually with out, ~away etc) to move (away) in anger, impatience etc She flounced out of the room.uitstormيَنْدَفِع غاضِباбуйствамnaštvaně odejítmarchere; spankulereerregt stürmenστριφογυρίζω από ανυπομονησία, θυμό κτλ.salir/entrar airadamente(välja) marssimaبا عصبانیت حرکت کردنmarssiasortir/entrer (dans un mouvement d'indignation)לַנוּעַ בְּקוֹצֶר רוּחַआवेश में चल देनाizjuriti (iz sobe), hodati ljutitokipenderülpergi dengan marahstrunsa, rigsaprecipitarsiぷいと飛び出す화가 나거나 초조해서 뛰어나가다[]išdumti, išrūktidrāzties; mestiespergi dengan marahstormenstryke/bruse ut avwypaść, wybiecprecipitar-sea intra/a ieşi nervosбросатьсяnahnevane odísťplanitiodjuritirusa, störtaกระฟัดกระเฟียดfırlamak, atılmak憤然/不耐煩地離去кидатися; вискочитиغصے میں بھڑک کر چلے جاناđi hối hả

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