flouncing

American

[floun-sing] / ˈflaʊn sɪŋ /

noun

material used in making flounces.
trimming consisting of a flounce.

flouncing British

/ ˈflaʊnsɪŋ /

noun

material, such as lace or embroidered fabric, used for making flounces

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Etymology

Origin of flouncing

First recorded in 1760–70; flounce ² + -ing ¹

Example Sentences

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Manuel Puig’s “Kiss of the Spider Woman” is perhaps best known in the U.S. as the film that won William Hurt an Oscar for flouncing around a prison cell in a kimono.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2023

"Rather than flouncing off", said Mr Hussain, the judge showed humour and "embraced" the fluffy intruder.

From BBC • Mar. 17, 2021

The girl was timid with strangers, but exuberant at home – playing practical jokes, haranguing her parents with mock political speeches or flouncing around in her ballet costumes.

From The Guardian • Feb. 2, 2016

Did Nancy Marchand really grab Ms. Harris’s red wig and pull her back into the dressing room from which she was angrily flouncing?

From New York Times • Jun. 20, 2013

There was the teasing and impossible desire to imitate the petty pride of sparrows wallowing and flouncing in the red dust of country roads.

From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright

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