flounce
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Synonyms: frounce, flouncy, plounce
Antonyms: frounce, flouncy, plounce
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Verb
- To [[move#Verb|move]] in a [[bouncy]], [[exaggerated#Adjective|exaggerated]] [[manner#Noun|manner]].
- To [[depart#Verb|depart]] in a [[dramatic]], [[haughty]] [[way#Noun|way]] that [[draw#Verb|draws]] [[attention]] to oneself.
- {{lb|en|archaic}} To [[flounder]]; to make [[spastic]] motions.
- {{lb|en|sewing}} To [[decorate]] with a flounce.
Noun
- {{lb|en|sewing}} A [[strip#Noun|strip]] of [[decorative#Adjective|decorative]] [[material#Noun|material]], usually [[pleated#Adjective|pleated]], [[attach]]ed along one [[edge#Noun|edge]]; a [[ruffle#Noun|ruffle]].
- The [[act#Noun|act]] of [[flounce#Verb|flouncing]]; a dramatic [[departure]].
- A [[row#Noun|row]] of [[corrugation]]s, [[skin#Noun|skin]] [[fold#Noun|folds]], or [[spine]]s, on the [[hemipenis]] of a [[snake#Noun|snake]].
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