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flounces

flounces is the third-person singular simple present indicative of flounce.

Meaning of flounce

Verb

flounce (third-person singular simple present flounces, present participle flouncing, simple past and past participle flounced)

  1. To move in a bouncy, exaggerated manner.
    • There was a continual coming and going of flouncing, pig-tailed forms, until the table was closely covered with dishes, scarlet curries with surface currents of ochreous oil, three varieties of what looked like seaweed (inevitably recommended as abundant in vitamins), a paste made of ground beans...1952, Norman Lewis, Golden Earth
  2. To depart in a dramatic, haughty way that draws attention to oneself.
    • After failing to win the leadership election, he flounced dramatically.
  3. (archaic) To flounder; to make spastic motions.
    • To flutter and flounce will do nothing but batter and bruise us.a. 1678 (date written), Isaac Barrow, “(please specify the chapter name or sermon number)”, in The Works of Dr. Isaac Barrow. […], volume (please specify |volume=I to VII), London: A[braham] J[ohn]...
  4. To decorate with a flounce.

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Questions about flounces

What is flounces the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Flounces is the third-person singular simple present indicative of flounce.

Words near flounces in the dictionary

  1. flounce post
  2. flounce posts
  3. flounced
  4. flouncer
  5. flouncers
  6. flounces
  7. flouncey
  8. flouncier
  9. flounciest
  10. flouncily
  11. flounciness

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