flounce

Verb

1. To move in a bouncy, exaggerated manner.
2. To depart in a dramatic, haughty way that draws attention to oneself.
3. (archaic) To flounder; to make spastic motions.
4. To decorate with a flounce.

Noun

1. A strip of decorative material, usually pleated, attached along one edge; a ruffle.
2. The act of flouncing; a dramatic departure.
3. A row of corrugations, skin folds, or spines, on the hemipenis of a snake.

Pronounced as (IPA)

/flaʊns/

Etymology

Probably of North Germanic origin, from Norwegian flunsa (“hurry”), perhaps ultimately imitative. Or, perhaps formed on the pattern of pounce, bounce.

Synonyms

frill

furbelow

ruffle

march

welt

goose step

hem

jerk

mince

dash

💨

prance

selvage

skirt

thrum

trample

tread

troop

volant

wayside

ornament

decoration

edging

fidget

fringe

Translations

falbana

fırlamak

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