FLOUNCE


Meaning of FLOUNCE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ flaʊns ]

( flounces, flouncing, flounced)

1.

If you flounce somewhere, you walk there quickly with exaggerated movements, in a way that shows you are annoyed or upset.

She flounced out of my room in a huff...

She will flounce and argue when asked to leave the room.

VERB : V adv / prep , V

2.

A flounce is a piece of cloth that has been sewn into folds and put around the edge of something, for example a skirt, dress, tablecloth, or curtain.

...a gown with a flounce round the hem.

= frill

N-COUNT

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