Definition of "flounce" in Englisch

verb

1. To move in a bouncy, exaggerated manner.

2. To depart in a dramatic, haughty way that draws attention to oneself.

   • After failing to win the leadership election, he flounced dramatically.

3. (archaic) To flounder; to make spastic motions.

4. (sewing) To decorate with a flounce.

noun

1. (sewing) 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.