FLOUNCE

I. intransitive verb (~d; flouncing) Etymology: perhaps of Scandinavian origin; akin to Norwegian flunsa to hurry Date: 1542 1. to move with exaggerated jerky or bouncy motions , to go with sudden determination , flounder , struggle , II. noun Date: 1583 an act or instance of flouncing, flouncy adjective III. transitive verb (~d; flouncing) Etymology: alteration of earlier frounce, from Middle English frouncen to curl Date: 1711 to trim with ~s, IV. noun Date: 1713 a strip of fabric attached by one edge, flouncy adjective