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flounce - Word of the Day - Wed Oct 25, 2023

Myr

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flounce - (verb) - to move with quick, flinging motions of the body, as in anger

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Some people flounce around and call it dancing.

 

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It can also be moving in a way to draw attention. An actor might try to upstage another by flouncing across the stage during the other's lines.

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Bill W

Flounce can also refer to a fabric manipulation where the fabric is sewn into folds and creates a look similar to a ruffle. 

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CarlHoliday
9 hours ago, Bill W said:

Flounce can also refer to a fabric manipulation where the fabric is sewn into folds and creates a look similar to a ruffle. 

A synonym of this noun sense of flounce is furbelow, a word that carries more danger in use than many words in nonuse. As in, her furbelow was much more attractive than other girls' flounces.

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1 hour ago, CarlHoliday said:

A synonym of this noun sense of flounce is furbelow, a word that carries more danger in use than many words in nonuse. As in, her furbelow was much more attractive than other girls' flounces.

Yeah, I can see the danger there.

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