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flounce
(fl/AU/ns )

noun (n)

  • a strip of pleated material used as a decoration or a trim(noun.artifact)
    Synonym:
    frill, furbelow, ruffle
    source: wordnet30
  • the act of walking with exaggerated jerky motions(noun.act)
    source: wordnet30
  • The act of floucing; a sudden, jerking motion of the body.(noun)
    source: webster1913
  • An ornamental appendage to the skirt of a woman's dress, consisting of a strip gathered and sewed on by its upper edge around the skirt, and left hanging.(noun)
    source: webster1913

verb (v)

  • walk emphatically(verb.motion)
    source: wordnet30
  • To throw the limbs and body one way and the other; to spring, turn, or twist with sudden effort or violence; to struggle, as a horse in mire; to flounder; to throw one's self with a jerk or spasm, often as in displeasure.(verb)
    source: webster1913
  • To deck with a flounce or flounces; as, to flounce a petticoat or a frock.(verb)
    source: webster1913
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