ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Flouncing

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech verb

Quick meaning: Flouncing is a verb meaning present participle and gerund of flounce.

Meaning

present participle and gerund of flounce.

More Meanings

  1. A flounce (strip of decorative material).

Example Sentences

A very rich lama and net dress, elegantly embroidered and bordered with rich lama flouncings, trimmed with blond lace, over a rich white satin slip […]
Mantillas are larger than last year, and are generally all worn with a deep flouncing, either of the same material, or of black lace; the mantilla itself is also much trimmed with small ruchings of ribbon, guip and guipure lace, laid on quite flat.

Word Forms

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include frill, ruffle, furbelow, flaunch, fluffery, fluffer.

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