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flounce (verb, noun, noun, verb):
verb
1a: to move with exaggerated jerky or bouncy motions, also : to move so as to draw attention to oneself
b: to go with sudden determination
2: flounder, struggle
noun
: an act or instance of flouncing
noun
: a strip of fabric attached by one edge
verb
: to trim with flounces
Source : Merriam -Webster
Etymology : The story behind flounce is an elusive one. The verb’s earliest recorded uses in English occurred in the mid-1500s, and some scholars believe it is related to the Norwegian verb flunsa (meaning “to hurry” or “to work briskly”) and Swedish flunsa (“to fall with a splash” or “to plunge”). The connection is uncertain, however, because the flunsa verbs did not appear in their respective languages until the 18th century, long after flounce surfaced in English. A second distinct sense of flounce, referring to a strip or ruffle of fabric attached on one edge, did not appear in English until the 18th century. This flounce derives from the Middle English frouncen, meaning “to curl.”
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