FLOUNCE


Meaning of FLOUNCE in English

(~s, flouncing, ~d)

1.

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

She ~d out of my room in a huff...

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

VERB: V adv/prep, V

2.

A ~ 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 ~ round the hem.

= frill

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