English Dictionary

flounce

IPA（発音記号）

/flaʊns/

動詞

古語

To move in an exaggerated, bouncy manner. / (archaic) To flounder; to make spastic motions. / To decorate with a flounce. / To depart in a haughty, dramatic way that draws attention to oneself.

日本語の意味

誇張された勢いで弾むように、または跳ね回る動作をする / （古風な意味で）手探り的に動いたり、痙攣するような動作をする / フリルや装飾で飾る / 目立つように傲慢で劇的な態度で立ち去る

She flounced into the café, tossing her scarf and drawing everyone's eyes.

彼女はスカーフをはたきながら、誇張して弾むようにカフェに入ってきて、周囲の視線を集めた。

意味（1）

To move in an exaggerated, bouncy manner.

There was a continual coming and going of flouncing, pig-tailed forms, until the table was closely covered with dishes, scarlet curries with surface currents of ochreous oil, three varieties of what looked like seaweed (inevitably recommended as abundant in vitamins), a paste made of ground beans and chillis...

意味（2）

(archaic) To flounder; to make spastic motions.

To flutter and flounce will do nothing but batter and bruise us.

意味（3）

To decorate with a flounce.

意味（4）

To depart in a haughty, dramatic way that draws attention to oneself.

After failing to win the leadership election, he flounced dramatically.

flounces （ present singular third-person ）

flouncing （ participle present ）

flounced （ participle past ）

flounced （ past ）