Flounce — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a strip of pleated material used as a decoration or a trim

the act of walking with exaggerated jerky motions

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/flˈaʊns/

🇬🇧British English

/flˈaʊns/

🇮🇳Indian English

/flˈaʊns/

1 syllable Say it as /flˈaʊns/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

frill furbelow ruffle

Parts of Speech

noun	a strip of pleated material used as a decoration or a trim
noun	the act of walking with exaggerated jerky motions
verb	walk emphatically

Word Forms

frilly	adjective	having decorative ruffles or frills
ruffle	verb	pleat or gather into a ruffle
flounce	verb	walk emphatically
flounce	noun	the act of walking with exaggerated jerky motions

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Volant

ein Streifen aus plissiertem Material, der als Dekoration oder Besatz dient

🇫🇷French

volant

une bande de tissu plissé utilisée comme décoration ou garniture

🇪🇸Spanish

moverse torpemente

una tira de material plisado utilizado como decoración o adorno

🇮🇹Italian

balza

striscia di materiale plissettato utilizzata come decorazione o rifinitura

🇳🇱Dutch

volant

een strook geplooid materiaal dat wordt gebruikt als decoratie of bies

🇵🇹Portuguese

babar

uma tira de material pregueado usada como decoração ou acabamento

🇷🇺Russian

волан

полоска плиссированного материала, используемая в качестве украшения или отделки

India

🇮🇳Hindi

फड़फड़ाना

सजावट या ट्रिम के रूप में उपयोग की जाने वाली प्लीटेड सामग्री की एक पट्टी

🇧🇩Bengali

ফ্লান্স

একটি প্রসাধন বা একটি ছাঁটা হিসাবে ব্যবহৃত pleated উপাদান একটি ফালা

🇮🇳Marathi

उडणे

सजावट किंवा ट्रिम म्हणून वापरली जाणारी pleated सामग्रीची पट्टी

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઊડવું

સુશોભન અથવા ટ્રીમ તરીકે ઉપયોગમાં લેવાતી pleated સામગ્રીની પટ્ટી

🇮🇳Kannada

ಫ್ಲೌನ್ಸ್

ಅಲಂಕಾರ ಅಥವಾ ಟ್ರಿಮ್ ಆಗಿ ಬಳಸುವ ನೆರಿಗೆಯ ವಸ್ತುಗಳ ಪಟ್ಟಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഫ്ലൗൺസ്

അലങ്കാരമായി അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ട്രിം ആയി ഉപയോഗിക്കുന്ന പ്ലീറ്റഡ് മെറ്റീരിയലിൻ്റെ ഒരു സ്ട്രിപ്പ്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਉੱਡਣਾ

ਸਜਾਵਟ ਜਾਂ ਟ੍ਰਿਮ ਵਜੋਂ ਵਰਤੀ ਜਾਂਦੀ ਖੁਸ਼ਬੂਦਾਰ ਸਮੱਗਰੀ ਦੀ ਇੱਕ ਪੱਟੀ

🇵🇰Urdu

اڑنا

pleated مواد کی ایک پٹی جو سجاوٹ یا ٹرم کے طور پر استعمال ہوتی ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

猛冲

用作装饰或装饰的褶皱材料条

🇯🇵Japanese

ひだを付ける

装飾またはトリムとして使用されるプリーツのある素材のストリップ

🇰🇷Korean

주름 장식

장식이나 장식으로 사용되는 주름진 소재의 조각

🇻🇳Vietnamese

vạt áo

một dải vật liệu xếp nếp dùng làm vật trang trí hoặc đồ trang trí

🇹🇭Thai

สะบัด

แถบวัสดุจับจีบที่ใช้เป็นของตกแต่งหรือประดับตกแต่ง

🇮🇩Indonesian

lipatan

sepotong bahan lipit yang digunakan sebagai hiasan atau hiasan

🇵🇭Filipino

tumilapon

isang strip ng pleated material na ginagamit bilang isang dekorasyon o isang trim

🇲🇾Malay

menggelepar

jalur bahan berlipat yang digunakan sebagai hiasan atau kemasan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

انتفض

شريط من مادة مطوية تستخدم كديكور أو زخرفة

🇮🇷Persian

بال زدن

نواری از مواد چین دار که به عنوان تزئین یا تزئین استفاده می شود

🇹🇷Turkish

volan

dekorasyon veya süs olarak kullanılan kıvrımlı malzemeden bir şerit

🇮🇱Hebrew

להתנפל

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What is the primary definition of the word 'flounce'?

The primary meaning of 'flounce' is 'a strip of pleated material used as a decoration or a trim'.

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Using 'flounce' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'flounce' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'flounce' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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