Definition of flounce
- v. i. - To throw the limbs and body one way and the other; to
spring, turn, or twist with sudden effort or violence; to struggle, as
a horse in mire; to flounder; to throw one's self with a jerk or spasm,
often as in displeasure.
- n. - The act of floucing; a sudden, jerking motion of the body.
- n. - An ornamental appendage to the skirt of a woman's dress,
consisting of a strip gathered and sewed on by its upper edge around
the skirt, and left hanging.
- v. t. - To deck with a flounce or flounces; as, to flounce a
petticoat or a frock.
Syllable Information
The word flounce is a 7 letter word that has 1 syllable . The syllable division for flounce is: flounce