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flouncing

American  
[flaun-sing] / ˈflaʊn sɪŋ /

noun

  1. material used in making flounces.

  2. trimming consisting of a flounce.


flouncing British  
/ ˈflaʊnsɪŋ /

noun

  1. material, such as lace or embroidered fabric, used for making flounces

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of flouncing

First recorded in 1760–70; flounce 2 + -ing 1

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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