noun
Etymology
Origin of flouncing
Example Sentences
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Oh sure, Paul Lynde and Liberace were flouncing on television; closer to home, a boy I kept my distance from decoupaged his notebooks.
From New York Times ● Jan. 31, 2024
Manuel Puig’s “Kiss of the Spider Woman” is perhaps best known in the U.S. as the film that won William Hurt an Oscar for flouncing around a prison cell in a kimono.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 6, 2023
But some palace lackey had erred; the vehicle was too cramped for a tall flouncing lassie and her frock.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 26, 2017
To the couple's relief, the woman eventually backed down, merely flouncing out with the guitar before disappearing in a blue Jaguar.
From BBC ● Feb. 3, 2013
There was no pivotal moment of creative difference, no storming or flouncing out.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
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