Definitions
the act of walking with exaggerated jerky motions
Word origin
Probably of North Germanic origin, from Norwegian flunsa (“hurry”), perhaps ultimately imitative. Or, perhaps formed on the pattern of pounce, bounce.
Used in a sentence
“After failing to win the leadership election, he flounced dramatically.”
“'Oh certainly,' retorted Tinette impudently, as she flounced out of the room.”
“You got your ass kicked and instead of admitting you might have made a mistake, you flounced.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Storm out dramatically”7 letters
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