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verb | noun flounceflounce1 /flaʊns/ verb [intransitive always + adv./prep.] ETYMOLOGYflounce1Origin: 1500-1600 Probably from a Scandinavian language VERB TABLEflounce |
Present | I, you, we, they | flounce | | he, she, it | flounces | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | flounced | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have flounced | | he, she, it | has flounced | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had flounced | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will flounce | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have flounced |
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Present | I | am flouncing | | he, she, it | is flouncing | | you, we, they | are flouncing | Past | I, he, she, it | was flouncing | | you, we, they | were flouncing | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been flouncing | | he, she, it | has been flouncing | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been flouncing | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be flouncing | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been flouncing |
to walk quickly while making a big movement with your head or shoulders, especially to show that you are angry: flounce out/off/past etc. Sandra frowned and flounced out of the room. verb | noun flounceflounce2 noun ETYMOLOGYflounce2Origin: 1700-1800 frounce fold, plait (14-19 centuries) (influenced by ➔ FLOUNCE1), from Old French fronce [countable] a band of cloth that is stitched into folds as a decoration on a piece of clothing, furniture, etc. |