noun
Etymology
Origin of flouncing
Example Sentences
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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
The team are still confident there will be no flouncing.
From The Guardian • Apr. 10, 2017
Some scenes seem like throwaways — especially the ridiculous role-playing round, with Flo flouncing around in a flowing bodice-trussed gown and wanting to be whisked up the stairs like Scarlett.
From New York Times • Sep. 21, 2014
“Come with me,” Maya-Jade said, flouncing in front of him, her clipboard going boing, boing against her hip.
From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman
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