flounce

n.
A strip of decorative, usually gathered or pleated material attached by one edge, as on a garment or curtain.

tr.v., flounced, flounc·ing, flounc·es.
To trim with a strip or strips of gathered or pleated material.

[Alteration of frounce, from Middle English, pleat, from Old French fronce, of Germanic origin.]

flounce² (flouns)
intr.v., flounced, flounc·ing, flounc·es.

1. 1. To move in a lively or bouncy manner: The children flounced around the room in their costumes.
   2. To move with exaggerated or affected motions: flounced petulantly out of the house.
2. To move clumsily; flounder.

n.
The act or motion of flouncing.

[Possibly of Scandinavian origin.]

verb

To walk with exaggerated or unnatural motions expressive of self-importance or self-display: peacock, prance, strut, swagger, swank, swash. Informal sashay. See move/halt, self-love/modesty.

IN BRIEF: To go with sudden determination. Also: a strip of fabric attached by the upper edge.

During the performance, the dancers were told to flounce onto the stage to show their enthusiasm.

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The noun has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: a strip of pleated material used as a decoration or a trim
  Synonyms: frill, ruffle, furbelow

Meaning #2: the act of walking with exaggerated jerky motions

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The verb flounce has one meaning:

Meaning #1: walk emphatically

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Dansk (Danish)
1.
v. intr. - svanse utålmodigt
n. - kast, ryk

idioms:

• flounce out    svanse af sted

2.
n. - volant, flæse, garnering
v. tr. - besætte med volanter, besætte med flæser

Nederlands (Dutch)
(geplooide) strook, driftig bewegen, met stroken afzetten, zo bewegen dat het aandacht trekt, plotseling met vastberadenheid bewegen, zwoegen

Français (French)
1.
v. intr. - entrer/partir dans un mouvement de colère
n. - mouvement vif (d'indignation, de colère)

idioms:

• flounce out    entrer, sortir, ou partir brusquement, se retirer (fam)

2.
n. - volant
v. tr. - garnir d'un volant

Deutsch (German)
1.
v. - stolzieren
n. - plötzliche oder krampfhafte Bewegung

idioms:

• flounce out    herausstolzieren, aussteigen

2.
n. - Volant
v. - mit Volants besetzen

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (ενδυμ.) φρίλι, βολάν, φραμπαλάς, ποδόγυρος
v. - κινούμαι νευρικά ή σπασμωδικά

idioms:

• flounce out    ορμώ, κινούμαι ανυπόμονα, φεύγω οργισμένος

Italiano (Italian)
scatto, scattare

Português (Portuguese)
n. - gesto (m) de impaciência, babado (m) (Cost.)
v. - agitar-se com impaciência

Русский (Russian)
оборка, отделывать

Español (Spanish)
1.
v. intr. - moverse desahogadamente, brincar de impaciencia
n. - gesto exagerado o de enfado, contorsión, sacudida

idioms:

• flounce out    salir airadamente

2.
n. - volante
v. tr. - adornar con volante

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - volang, sprattling
v. - garnera med volanger, rusa, sprattla

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
1. 裙上的荷边装饰, 饰以荷叶边

idioms:

• flounce out    突然离开

2. 挣扎, 断然离去, 急动

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
1.
n. - 裙上的荷邊裝飾
v. tr. - 飾以荷葉邊

idioms:

• flounce out    突然離開

2.
v. intr. - 掙扎, 斷然離去, 急動
n. - 急動, 掙扎

한국어 (Korean)
1.
v. intr. - 뛰어나가다, 몸부림치다
n. - 발버둥, 몸부림

idioms:

• flounce out    화가 나서 뛰어나가다

2.
n. - (치마의) 주름장식
v. tr. - ~에 주름 장식을 달다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 身もだえする, もがく, 飛び出す, ひだ飾りを付ける
n. - あがき, ひだ飾り

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) اندفاع , تخبط (فعل) يندفع , يتخبط‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮נפנפת, אמרה, פס-נוי‬
v. tr. - ‮קישט (שמלה) בנפנפת, תפר רצועת שוליים‬
v. intr. - ‮נע בעצבנות‬
n. - ‮תנועה עצבנית‬

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