flounce

== English == === Etymology === Probably of North Germanic origin, from Norwegian flunsa (“hurry”), perhaps ultimately imitative. Or, perhaps formed on the pattern of pounce, bounce. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /flaʊns/ Rhymes: -aʊns === Verb === flounce (third-person singular simple present flounces, present participle flouncing, simple past and past participle flounced) To move in a bouncy, exaggerated manner. To depart in a dramatic, haughty way that draws attention to oneself. (archaic) To flounder; to make spastic motions. (sewing) To decorate with a flounce. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Collocations ==== flounce around, flounce out ==== Translations ==== === Noun === flounce (plural flounces) (sewing) A strip of decorative material, usually pleated, attached along one edge; a ruffle. The act of flouncing; a dramatic departure. A row of corrugations, skin folds, or spines, on the hemipenis of a snake. ==== Derived terms ==== afflouncement flounce post flouncey (dated), flouncy ==== Translations ==== === References === James A. H. Murray et al., editors (1884–1928), “Flounce”, in A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (Oxford English Dictionary), London: Clarendon Press, →OCLC. === Further reading === ruffle on Wikipedia.Wikipedia