Meaning of Flounce | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A strip of decorative material, usually pleated, attached along one edge; a ruffle.
2. The act of flouncing; a dramatic departure.
3. A row of corrugations, skin folds, or spines, on the hemipenis of a snake.

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Examples

“Mind you, clothes were clothes in those days. […] Frills, ruffles, flounces, lace, complicated seams and gores: not only did they sweep the ground and have to be held up in one hand elegantly as you walked along, but they had little capes or coats or feather boas.”

“Emma Watson’s approach is in stark contrast to that of Daniel Day-Lewis; a man who, despite being the greatest actor on earth, is somewhat prone to a flounce. […] Day-Lewis announced that he had retired from acting, putting out a statement that read: “Daniel Day-Lewis will no longer be working as an actor.””

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