flouncing

[ floun-sing ]

/ ˈflaʊn sɪŋ /

noun

material used in making flounces.

trimming consisting of a flounce.

Origin of flouncing

First recorded in 1760–70; flounce² + -ing¹

Words nearby flouncing

Flotow, flotsam, flotsam and jetsam, FLOTUS, flounce, flouncing, flouncy, flounder, flour, flour beetle, flourish

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Example sentences from the Web for flouncing

Then she swept away, flouncing her pink silk dress, and with her head in the air.
Adventures in Toyland|Edith King Hall
He was flouncing about horfil, and she could not keep him quiet.
Pippin; A Wandering Flame|Laura E. Richards
Can you see the poor toad kicking and flouncing in the water?
Audubon and his Journals, Vol. 2|Maria R. Audubon
Janet tried in vain to take his attention, and ended by flouncing out of the old parlour, hot with indignant wrath.
Sweet Mace|George Manville Fenn

Mercy, instead of flouncing out of the room, stood looking on him with maternal eyes, and chuckling like a bird.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 104, June, 1866|Various

British Dictionary definitions for flouncing

flouncing

/ (ˈflaʊnsɪŋ) /

noun

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

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单词	flouncing
释义	flouncing [ floun-sing ] / ˈflaʊn sɪŋ / noun material used in making flounces. trimming consisting of a flounce. Origin of flouncing First recorded in 1760–70; flounce² + -ing¹ Words nearby flouncing Flotow, flotsam, flotsam and jetsam, FLOTUS, flounce, flouncing, flouncy, flounder, flour, flour beetle, flourish Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for flouncing Then she swept away, flouncing her pink silk dress, and with her head in the air. Adventures in Toyland\|Edith King Hall He was flouncing about horfil, and she could not keep him quiet. Pippin; A Wandering Flame\|Laura E. Richards Can you see the poor toad kicking and flouncing in the water? Audubon and his Journals, Vol. 2\|Maria R. Audubon Janet tried in vain to take his attention, and ended by flouncing out of the old parlour, hot with indignant wrath. Sweet Mace\|George Manville Fenn Mercy, instead of flouncing out of the room, stood looking on him with maternal eyes, and chuckling like a bird. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 104, June, 1866\|Various British Dictionary definitions for flouncing flouncing / (ˈflaʊnsɪŋ) / noun material, such as lace or embroidered fabric, used for making flounces 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 Words related to flouncing sashay, swish, storm, jerk, fling, stamp, spring, mince, strut, prance, toss, throw, nancy
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flouncing

noun

Origin of flouncing

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Example sentences from the Web for flouncing

British Dictionary definitions for flouncing

noun

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