Flounce FLOUNCE, v.i. flouns. [See Flounder.]
1. To throw the limbs and body one way and the other; to spring, turn or twist with sudden effort or violence; to struggle as a horse in mire.
You neither fume, not fret, not flounce.
2. To move with jerks or agitation.
FLOUNCE, v.t. To deck with a flounce; as, to flounce a petticoat or frock.
FLOUNCE, n. A narrow piece of cloth sewed to a petticoat, frock or gown, with the lower border loose and spreading. The present is the age of flounces. 1827.

flounce n 1: a strip of pleated material used as a decoration or a trim [syn: frill, flounce, ruffle, furbelow] 2: the act of walking with exaggerated jerky motions v 1: walk emphatically

flounce I. intransitive verb (flounced; flouncing) Etymology: perhaps of Scandinavian origin; akin to Norwegian flunsa to hurry Date: 1542 1. a. to move with exaggerated jerky or bouncy motions <flounced about the room, jerking her shoulders, gesticulating — Agatha Christie>; also to move so as to draw attention to oneself <flounced into the lobby> b. to go with sudden determination <flounced out in a huff> 2. flounder, struggle II. noun Date: 1583 an act or instance of flouncing • flouncy adjective III. transitive verb (flounced; flouncing) Etymology: alteration of earlier frounce, from Middle English frouncen to curl Date: 1711 to trim with flounces IV. noun Date: 1713 a strip of fabric attached by one edge; also a wide ruffle • flouncy adjective

flounce
1.
v. & n.
--v.intr. (often foll. by away, about, off, out) go or move with an agitated, violent, or impatient motion (flounced out in a huff).
--n. a flouncing movement.
Etymology: 16th c.: orig. unkn.: perh. imit., as bounce, pounce
2.
n. & v.
--n. a wide ornamental strip of material gathered and sewn to a skirt, dress, etc.; a frill.
--v.tr. trim with a flounce or flounces.
Etymology: alt. of earlier frounce fold, pleat, f. OF fronce f. froncir wrinkle

flounce (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

Flounce \Flounce\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Flounced (flounst); p. pr. & vb. n. Flouncing.] [Cf. OSw. flunsa to immerge.] To throw the limbs and body one way and the other; to spring, turn, or twist with sudden effort or violence; to struggle, as a horse in mire; to flounder; to throw one's self with a jerk or spasm, often as in displeasure. To flutter and flounce will do nothing but batter and bruise us. --Barrow. With his broad fins and forky tail he laves The rising sirge, and flounces in the waves. --Addison.

Flounce \Flounce\, n. The act of floucing; a sudden, jerking motion of the body.

Flounce \Flounce\, n. [Cf. G. flaus, flausch, a tuft of wool or hair; akin to vliess, E. fleece; or perh. corrupted fr. rounce.] An ornamental appendage to the skirt of a woman's dress, consisting of a strip gathered and sewed on by its upper edge around the skirt, and left hanging.

Flounce \Flounce\, v. t. To deck with a flounce or flounces; as, to flounce a petticoat or a frock.

flounce I. v. n. 1. Fling, wince, fly into violent motions (as an animal in a passion). See fling, v. n. 2. Toss about. See flounder. II. n. 1. Jerk, spring. 2. Frill (on a gown, etc.), furbelow.

flounce ̈ɪflauns n. 1 frill, furbelow, peplum, ruffle, ornament, valance, trimming: The dress has decorative flounces round the skirt. --v. 2 fling, toss, bounce, twist, strut, toss, parade, march, storm, stamp, US sashay: She flounced out of the room in high dudgeon.

236 Moby Thesaurus words for "flounce": amble, antic, barge, bead, beading, bejewel, beribbon, bespangle, binding, blunder, bob, bordering, bordure, bounce, bowl along, bundle, caper, capriole, caracole, careen, career, carry on, cavort, clump, crease, creasing, crimp, crisp, curvet, cut a dido, cut capers, cut up, dance, diamond, disport, dog-ear, double, double over, doubling, drag, droop, duplicature, edging, enfold, engrave, falter, feather, figure, filigree, fimbria, fimbriation, flag, flection, flexure, flick, fling, fling off, fling out, flip, flirt, flounce out, flounder, flower, flute, fold, fold over, fool around, foot, footslog, frill, frilling, fringe, frisk, frolic, furbelow, gait, galloon, gallop, gambado, gambol, garland, gather, gem, halt, hem, hippety-hop, hitch, hobble, hop, horse around, illuminate, infold, interfold, jerk, jewel, jig, jigger, jigget, jiggle, jog, joggle, jolt, jump, jump about, labor, lap over, lapel, lappet, limp, list, lock step, lumber, lunge, lurch, march, mince, mincing steps, motif, ornament, pace, paddle, paint, parade, peg, peplum, piaffe, piaffer, pitch, pitch and plunge, plait, plat, play, pleat, plica, plicate, plication, plicature, plod, pluck, plume, plunge, ply, prance, prink, quill, rack, ramp, reel, ribbon, rock, roll, rollick, romp, ruche, ruching, ruff, ruffle, sashay, saunter, scuff, scuffle, scuttle, seethe, selvage, shamble, shuffle, sidle, single-foot, skip, skirting, slink, slither, slog, slouch, slowness, snake, snatch, spangle, sport, stagger, stalk, stamp, start, step, stomp, storm, straddle, straggle, stride, stroll, strolling gait, struggle, strut, stumble, stump, sudden pull, swagger, sway, swing, thrash about, tinsel, tittup, toddle, toss, toss and tumble, toss and turn, totter, traipse, tread, trimming, trip, trot, trudge, tuck, tumble, turn over, tweak, twill, twist, twitch, valance, velocity, volutation, waddle, walk, wallop, wallow, wamble, welt, welter, wiggle, wobble, wreathe, wrench, yank, yerk

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