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flouncing

[ floun-sing ]

noun

  1. material used in making flounces. flounce.
  2. trimming consisting of a flounce.


flouncing

/ ˈڱʊԲɪŋ /

noun

  1. material, such as lace or embroidered fabric, used for making flounces
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of flouncing1

First recorded in 1760–70; flounce 2 + -ing 1
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During the trial, Trump acted out whenever he attended, even flouncing out of the courtroom at one point.

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Manuel Puig’s “Kiss of the Spider Woman” is perhaps best known in the U.S. as the film that won William Hurt an Oscar for flouncing around a prison cell in a kimono.

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“I call it flouncing,” Ms. Philyaw, 50, said of people who unsubscribe to group chats.

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Nemec recognizes this, to some degree, by only mentioning a central figure from the anime who is basically a flailing, flouncing mess of childish squeaks and quirks.

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His reputation plummeted when he was accused of flouncing out of coalition talks in 2017.

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