flounce

[flouns] / flaʊns /

VERB

bounce; intermittently move

Synonyms

STRONG

fling jerk mince prance sashay stamp storm strut

WEAK

spring toss

Example Sentences

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And to conferme his accioun, He hath withholde Malebouche, Whos tunge neither pyl ne crouche 390 Mai hyre, so that he pronounce A plein good word withoute frounce Awher behinde a mannes bak.

From Confessio Amantis, or, Tales of the Seven Deadly Sins by Macaulay, G. C. (George Campbell)

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