flounce

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flounce[1,intransitive verb] flounce[2,noun] flounce[3,transitive verb] flounce[4,noun]

Main Entry: ¹flounce
Pronunciation: 'flaun(t)s
Function: intransitive verb
Inflected Form(s): flounced; flounc·ing
Etymology: perhaps of Scandinavian origin; akin to Norwegian flunsa to hurry
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