flounce

Plural: flounces

Noun

a strip of pleated material used as a decoration or a trim
the act of walking with exaggerated jerky motions
A strip of decorative material, usually pleated, attached along one edge; a ruffle.
The act of flouncing.
A row of corrugations, skin folds, or spines, on the hemipenis of a snake.

Verb

Verb Forms: flounced, flouncing, flounces

To move with exaggerated, impatient, or angry motions.
walk emphatically
To move in a bouncy, exaggerated manner.
To depart in a dramatic, haughty way that draws attention to oneself.
To flounder; to make spastic motions.
To decorate with a flounce.

Examples

After failing to win the leadership election, he flounced dramatically.
She wanted to flounce away from the Scrabble board after her opponent played ’QUIXOTRY’.

Origin / Etymology

Probably of North Germanic origin, from Norwegian flunsa (“hurry”), perhaps ultimately imitative. Or, perhaps formed on the pattern of pounce, bounce.

Synonyms

frill, furbelow, ruffle

Scrabble Score: 12

flounce: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
flounce: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
flounce: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 16

flounce: valid Words With Friends Word