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as in edging
a strip of fabric gathered or pleated on one edge and used as trimming a prom dress with small flounces along the hem

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verb

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Recent Examples of flounce
Noun
Lilly represents the tension between the old and new guard, flouncing into the White House with a profound disregard for tradition and a voracious desire to tear it all down. Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 21 Mar. 2025 Kobi Halperin debuted a dress coat decked out with a gold fringe scarf draped over one shoulder, while Christopher John Rogers had fabric scrap-like fringe flouncing from the sides of collars and waistbands. Victoria Montalti, refinery29.com, 12 Feb. 2025
Verb
It's fitted through the chest and waist and has a full skirt detailed with a tiered flounce and delicate ruffles. Nora Colomer May Earn A Commission If You Buy Through Our Referral Links. This Content Was Created By A Team That Works Independently From The Fox Newsroom., FOXNews.com, 30 Apr. 2025 Fringe was responsible for a lot of movement, flounce, and drama this Fashion Week. Victoria Montalti, refinery29.com, 12 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for flounce
Recent Examples of Synonyms for flounce
Noun
  • Neither wood, plastic, nor metal edgings contain Kurapia.
    Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 June 2025
  • Testers praised its edging, smearing, and all-day comfort.
    The Editors, Outside Online, 26 June 2025
Verb
  • The sculpture includes the full car body, along with Ferrari’s official prancing horse badges, front and rear lamp lenses, and hood straps.
    Alistair Charlton, Forbes.com, 20 June 2025
  • Ball, prancing handsomely around the stage in a leather jacket and see-through club shirt, leaves a stylish impression when in motion.
    Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 6 June 2025
Verb
  • Get in on the summer trend with this striped midi shirtdress, which has a five-button front, short puff sleeves with ruffled cuffs, a tiered skirt, and fringed neck ties.
    Jamie Allison Sanders, People.com, 19 June 2025
  • Rock ledges, fringed with rockweed and knotted wrack, are visible at low tide.
    Robert Finch June 18, Literary Hub, 18 June 2025
Noun
  • From ruffle styles to retro varsity pairs, classic crew socks, and sheer numbers, these sock sales are ideal for pairing with your favorite loafers, sneakers, Mary-Janes, and even sandals.
    Lauren Alexis Fisher, Footwear News, 9 July 2025
  • Shoppers wear this beautiful maxi dress to weddings, baby showers, cruise trips, and more and love its strapless ruffle style, elastic waist, and flowy silhouette.
    Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 8 July 2025
Verb
  • They were stalked and murdered by an extremist who also nearly killed state senator John Hoffman and his wife, and who had a hit list of other Democratic officials.
    Tim Ryan, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 July 2025
  • More Family being ‘violently’ stalked finds knife, note on doorstep in CA, feds say In Southern California, a family was terrorized by threatening calls and found a knife and note on their doorstep, the FBI says.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 4 July 2025
Verb
  • Here’s a peek at the new flavors and some of the ingredients that inspired them: Lemon curd & whey This light and citrusy flavor uses whey as a substitute for lemon juice to make lemon curd that ribbons throughout the ice cream base.
    oregonlive, oregonlive, 24 May 2023
  • Introduce the color in small doses: a throw on the couch, ribbon on a wreath, trim around a lampshade, or even gift wrap on the packages.
    Savanna Bous, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Nov. 2022
Noun
  • Standards and enforcement mechanisms must be coordinated across borders to prevent forum shopping for more permissive venues.
    Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes.com, 12 July 2025
  • The mock-up movie poster stood out amid a slew of other posts that focused on high-stakes matters such as the Trump Administration’s border patrol policies and the relief efforts for the devastating Texas floods.
    Olivia-Anne Cleary, Time, 12 July 2025
Verb
  • More Getty Images Speaking on his SiriusXM PGA Tour Radio show on Tuesday, Glover didn't mince words.
    Devlina Sarkar, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 July 2025
  • The German government didn't mince words, calling the toy an espionage deviceand recommending that parents destroy all toy instances at once.
    Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes.com, 4 July 2025

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“Flounce.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flounce. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.

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