v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Flounced p. pr. & vb. n. Flouncing ] [ Cf. OSw. flunsa to immerge. ] 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. [ 1913 Webster ]
To flutter and flounce will do nothing but batter and bruise us. Barrow. [ 1913 Webster ]
With his broad fins and forky tail he laves The rising sirge, and flounces in the waves. Addison. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Cf. G. flaus, flausch, a tuft of wool or hair; akin to vliess, E. fleece; or perh. corrupted fr. rounce. ] 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. [ 1913 Webster ]
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