Meanings
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1
noun
a wide strip of gathered or pleated fabric sewn on a garment or furnishing as decoration
A flowered flounce ran along the lower edge of the curtain.
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2
verb
to move with exaggerated, abrupt motions, especially to show anger or impatience
She flounced out of the meeting after her proposal was rejected.
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3
noun
an exaggerated movement that expresses annoyance or impatience
With a final flounce, he turned his back on the argument.
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Etymology
The movement verb, recorded in the 16th century, is probably imitative or Scandinavian in origin and was influenced in spelling by bounce. The decorative noun is a reshaping of Middle English frounce, 'pleat or fold,' from Old French fronce.