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May 26, 2012
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flounce



Pronunciation: (flouns), [key]
—v., flounced, flounc•ing,
—n.

—v.i.
1. to go with impatient or impetuous, exaggerated movements: The star flounced out of the studio in a rage.
2. to throw the body about spasmodically; flounder.

—n.
an act or instance of flouncing; a flouncing movement.

flounce



Pronunciation: (flouns), [key]
—n., v., flounced, flounc•ing.

—n.
a strip of material gathered or pleated and attached at one edge, with the other edge left loose or hanging: used for trimming, as on the edge of a skirt or sleeve or on a curtain, slipcover, etc.

—v.t.
to trim with flounces.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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