| 单词 | flounce |
| 释义 | flounce1[ flouns ] / flaʊns / SEE SYNONYMS FOR flounce ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used without object), flounced, flounc·ing.to go with impatient or impetuous, exaggerated movements: The star flounced out of the studio in a rage. to throw the body about spasmodically; flounder. nounan act or instance of flouncing; a flouncing movement. Origin of flounce11535–45; of obscure origin; perhaps akin to Norwegian flunsa to hurry SYNONYMS FOR flounce1 storm, bound, prance, bounce. SEE SYNONYMS FOR flounce ON THESAURUS.COM Words nearby flounceflotilla, Flotow, flotsam, flotsam and jetsam, FLOTUS, flounce, flouncing, flouncy, flounder, flour, flour beetle Definition for flounce (2 of 2)flounce2 [ flouns ] / flaʊns / nouna 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. verb (used with object), flounced, flounc·ing.to trim with flounces. Origin of flounce2First recorded in 1665–75; alteration of obsolete frounce wrinkle Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for flounceBritish Dictionary definitions for flounce (1 of 2)flounce1 / (flaʊns) / verb(intr; often foll by about, away, out, etc) to move or go with emphatic or impatient movements nounthe act of flouncing Word Origin for flounceC16: of Scandinavian origin; compare Norwegian flunsa to hurry, Swedish flunsa to splash British Dictionary definitions for flounce (2 of 2)flounce2 / (flaʊns) / nounan ornamental gathered ruffle sewn to a garment by its top edge Word Origin for flounceC18: from Old French fronce wrinkle, from froncir to wrinkle, of Germanic origin Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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