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
Nemec recognizes this, to some degree, by only mentioning a central figure from the anime who is basically a flailing, flouncing mess of childish squeaks and quirks.
From Salon • Nov. 20, 2021
As the Mistress, Elizabeth Debicki is a flouncing yet imposing presence.
From The Guardian • Jun. 9, 2013
“How would you know?” said Dovie, flouncing by.
From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly
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