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flounce

flounce

8.4
A sudden, showy movement that shows anger
  • noun
  • /flaʊns/
translation icon : gesto dramático
  • She left the room with a dramatic flounce, making sure everyone noticed her annoyance.

Examples

  • "Go on!" She sat down with a flounce, ready to do battle with her aunts if they said so much as one word.

    Fiction book (1991)

  • Well, she's definitely honing those problem-solving skills; with a huff and a flounce and a tone of voice that let me know exactly how stupid I am, she replied, "I'll just talk slower."

    Blog text (17)

  • Scarlett turned with a flounce.

    Fiction book (1991)

  • "It wasn't my dream," she answered with a flounce.

    Fiction book (1999)

  • "To be sure," answered the first speaker, with a flounce of her ample skirts.

    Fiction book (1992)

  • His flounce down the hall, with exaggerated steps and a scowl, showed just how upset he was.

  • After the argument, she exited with an angry flounce, her heels clicking sharply against the floor.

Antonyms

stillness
38 3.5

A time of complete quiet and no movement that feels calm

composure
38 5.1

Calm control of your feelings and actions in a difficult situation

How Dramatic

to stomp
144 2.9
flounce
8.4
to strut
41 5.5
to stride
16 2.7
step
220 1.0

Surface Forms

flounce singular
flounces plural

Etymology

The noun flounce for an exaggerated, showy walk comes from the same idea of a dramatic 'bounce' or movement. A flounce is a short, theatrical way of walking that makes your anger or annoyance clear.