noun
Etymology
Origin of flouncing
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
But some palace lackey had erred; the vehicle was too cramped for a tall flouncing lassie and her frock.
From The Guardian • Aug. 26, 2017
To the couple's relief, the woman eventually backed down, merely flouncing out with the guitar before disappearing in a blue Jaguar.
From BBC • Feb. 3, 2013
Think of all of the New Romantic bands flouncing around in early MTV promos, the Gulf hotels that still resemble cheap neo-classical temples and that pesky lemon squeezer.
From New York Times • Sep. 11, 2011
“How would you know?” said Dovie, flouncing by.
From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly
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