flounce

Sinhala Dictionary definitions for flounce

flounce 🔊 /flawˈns/

flounce : උද්දාමයෙන් එහා මෙහා යනවා

flounce : අංග වික්ෂේපය

flounce definition

Intransitive verb. 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.

Noun.

  1. The act of floucing; a sudden, jerking motion of the body.
  2. 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.

Transitive verb. To deck with a flounce or flounces; as, to flounce a petticoat or a frock.