Flouncing
['flaʊnsɪŋ]
Definition
(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Flounce
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Examples
- Look, how muddy his horse is, flouncing about in the swamp; the dogs, too, look rather crestfallen. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- Posted at Greenwich, and dated this morning,' said the Irrepressible, flouncing at her father in handing him the evidence. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- Have a little drop, do'ee now, Mrs. Raggles, the cook was saying as Becky entered, the white cashmere dressing-gown flouncing around her. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
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