| 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 2 (flouns) intr.v. flounced, flounc·ing, flounc·es 1. a. To move in a lively or bouncy manner: The children flounced around the room in their costumes. b. To move with exaggerated or affected motions: flounced petulantly out of the house. 2. To move clumsily; flounder. n. The act or motion of flouncing. [Possibly of Scandinavian origin.] |
flounce1
vb
(intr; often foll by about, away, out, etc) to move or go with emphatic or impatient movements
n
the act of flouncing
[of Scandinavian origin; compare Norwegian flunsa to hurry, Swedish flunsa to splash]
flounce2
n
(Clothing & Fashion) an ornamental gathered ruffle sewn to a garment by its top edge
[from Old French fronce wrinkle, from froncir to wrinkle, of Germanic origin]
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  flounce - a strip of pleated material used as a decoration or a trimadornment - a decoration of color or interest that is added to relieve plainness 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 | |
| Verb | 1. | 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" |
flounce1
verb bounce, storm, stamp, go quickly, throw, spring, toss, fling, jerk She flounced out of my room in a huff.
flounce2
Translations
flounce1 [flaʊns] N (= frill) → volante m
flounce2 [flaʊns] VI to flounce in/out → entrar/salir haciendo aspavientos
flounce2 [flaʊns] VI to flounce in/out → entrar/salir haciendo aspavientos
flounce [ˈflaʊns] n (= frill) → volant m
flounce off
vi (= leave in a huff) → sortir dans un mouvement d'humeurflounce out
vi → sortir dans un mouvement d'humeurflounce1
flounce2
flounce2
flounce1 [flaʊns]
flounce1 [flaʊns]
flounce2 [flaʊns] n (frill) → balza
flounce2 [flaʊns] n (frill) → balza
2. n → balzo
flounce1 [flaʊns]
2. n → balzo
flounce2 [flaʊns] n (frill) → balza
flounce2 [flaʊns] n (frill) → balza
v flounce [flauns]
(usually without, ~awayetc) to move (away) in anger, impatience etc She flounced out of the room. uitstorm يَنْدَفِع غاضِبا буйствам naštvaně odejít marchere; spankulere erregt stürmen στριφογυρίζω από ανυπομονησία, θυμό κτλ. salir/entrar airadamente (välja) marssima با عصبانیت حرکت کردن marssia sortir/entrer (dans un mouvement d'indignation) לַנוּעַ בְּקוֹצֶר רוּחַ आवेश में चल देना izjuriti (iz sobe), hodati ljutito kipenderül pergi dengan marah strunsa, rigsa precipitarsi ぷいと飛び出す 신경질이 나거나 화가 나서) 뛰어나가다(뛰어들다) išdumti, išrūkti drāzties; mesties pergi dengan marah stormen stryke/bruse ut av wypaść, wybiec precipitar-se a intra/a ieşi nervos бросаться nahnevane odísť planiti odjuriti rusa, störta กระฟัดกระเฟียด fırlamak, atılmak 憤然/不耐煩地離去 кидатися; вискочити غصے میں بھڑک کر چلے جانا đi hối hả 突然离去
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n flounce [flauns]
a decorative strip of material usually frilled There are flounces at the bottom of her evening skirt. val; ingerygde val هُدْب الثَّوْب волан volánek flæse der Volant φραμπαλάς volante volang والان röyhelö volant אִמרָה झालर sitni nabori ili volani na ženskoj suknji fodor (ruhán) rumbai-rumbai brydding balza ひだ飾り (스커트나 소매 끝의 층층으로 된) 주름 장식 rauktinukas volāns rumbai-rumbai strook rynkekappe, volang falbanka folho volan оборка volán naborek karner volang ผ้าที่เย็บหุ้มริมผ้าม่านหรือขอบกระโปรง fırfır, farbala, kırma 荷葉邊 оборка سایے وغیرہ پر ٹکی ہوئی چوڑی جھالر đường viền ren (ở váy phụ nữ) 荷叶边
adj flounced
decorated with a flounce. met valle versier مُزَركَش بالهُدُب с волан volánový flæset mit Volant besetzt με φραμπαλά con volantes volangiga ääristatud والان دار röyhelöinen à volants מְקוּשָׁט בְּאִמרָה झालर लगा हुआ obrubljen volanima fodros berumbai-rumbai með bryddingum ornato di balze ひだ飾り付きの 주름 장식의 su rauktinukais ar volāniem berumbai-rumbai afgezet met stroken pyntet med rynkekapper/volanger przybrany falbaną com folhos cu volane с оборками volánový nabran opšiti karnerom volanggarnerad ที่เย็บหุ้มริมผ้าม่านหรือขอบกระโปรง farbala ile süslenmiş 鑲荷葉邊的 прикрашений оборками جھالردار trang trí đường viền 镶荷叶边的
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