Flounce ( verb , noun )

(As a verb)

Flounce ( verb )

1. To move with exaggerated movements or gestures, especially in order to draw attention to oneself.
2. To walk or move in an affectedly playful or coquettish manner.

Origin:

From middle english flouncen, from old french flonchir ("to flounce"), from flanchir ("to bend, flex"), from frankish *hlinkjan ("to bend"). the word originally meant "to bend or move in a playful or frivolous manner" and later came to mean "to move with exaggerated movements or gestures, especially in order to draw attention to oneself".

Examples:

1. She flounced out of the room in a huff.
2. He flounced around the stage, showing off his new costume.
3. She flounced her hair and pouted her lips.
4. The dancer flounced across the stage.
5. She flounced her way through the crowd, drawing attention to herself.

(As a noun)

Flounce ( noun )

1. To move with exaggerated movements or gestures, especially in order to draw attention to oneself.
2. To walk or move in an affectedly playful or coquettish manner.

Origin:

From middle english flouncen, from old french flonchir ("to flounce"), from flanchir ("to bend, flex"), from frankish *hlinkjan ("to bend"). the word originally meant "to bend or move in a playful or frivolous manner" and later came to mean "to move with exaggerated movements or gestures, especially in order to draw attention to oneself".

Examples:

1. She flounced out of the room in a huff.
2. He flounced around the stage, showing off his new costume.
3. She flounced her hair and pouted her lips.
4. The dancer flounced across the stage.
5. She flounced her way through the crowd, drawing attention to herself.