flouncing

[ floun-sing ]

noun

material used in making flounces.
trimming consisting of a flounce.

Origin of flouncing

First recorded in 1760–70; flounce² + -ing¹

Words Nearby flouncing

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How to use flouncing in a sentence

An agreeable flouncing swish of linen skirts as she turned to precede him down the passage!
The Card, A Story Of Adventure In The Five Towns | Arnold Bennett
I was so stuck up over his compliments that I began flouncing around with my head held high, like the picture of 'Oh, fie!
The Little Colonel: Maid of Honor | Annie Fellows Johnston
Mercy, instead of flouncing out of the room, stood looking on him with maternal eyes, and chuckling like a bird.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 104, June, 1866 | Various
She seated herself with an irritable flouncing movement on Harold's saddle, and flew away.
Living Alone | Stella Benson
To my astonishment returns Pratt presently, flouncing and bridling, and with her a young woman--Heavens!
The Ladies | E. Barrington

British Dictionary definitions for flouncing

flouncing

/ (ˈflaʊnsɪŋ) /

noun

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

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