flouncing

noun

flounc·​ing ˈflau̇n(t)-siŋ How to pronounce flouncing (audio)
: material used for flounces

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Even Nancy’s recurrent chats with astrologer Joan (Regina Aquino) ultimately feel baggy, despite Hawley’s marvelous comic timing and Aquino’s zesty New Age flouncing, respectively. Celia Wren, Washington Post, 9 Apr. 2024 Pablo Mari limps off; David Luiz, Arsenal’s flouncing and chaotic center-back, comes on. James Parker, The Atlantic, 18 June 2020 Director Ryan Bergmann is another holdover from the original production, as is his blissfully accomplished cast, spearheaded by Drew Droege in a flouncing, uproarious drag turn that brings down the house. F. Kathleen Foley, latimes.com, 17 May 2018

Word History

First Known Use

1862, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of flouncing was in 1862

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“Flouncing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flouncing. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.

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