Meaning & use
Flounce
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To move in an exaggerated, emphatic way, typically to express annoyance, impatience, or indignation.
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He tends to flounce off whenever he loses an argument.
She flounced into the room, clearly upset about the decision.
A note on using this word
As a noun, flounce also refers to a ruffled decorative strip sewn onto a garment, an unrelated meaning from the same word.
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Words with an opposite meaning
saunter
Another way to use it
2. noun
A wide, gathered strip of fabric attached to a skirt or dress as decoration.
The curtains were trimmed with a delicate flounce.
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