English to English
flounce
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noun (n)
- the act of walking with exaggerated jerky motions(noun.act)source: wordnet30
- The act of floucing; a sudden, jerking motion of the body.(noun)source: webster1913
- An ornamental appendage to the skirt of a woman's dress, consisting of a strip gathered and sewed on by its upper edge around the skirt, and left hanging.(noun)source: webster1913
verb (v)
- walk emphatically(verb.motion)source: wordnet30
- To throw the limbs and body one way and the other; to spring, turn, or twist with sudden effort or violence; to struggle, as a horse in mire; to flounder; to throw one's self with a jerk or spasm, often as in displeasure.(verb)source: webster1913
- To deck with a flounce or flounces; as, to flounce a petticoat or a frock.(verb)source: webster1913