flouncing

verb

Definition of flouncingnext
present participle of flounce
1
as in prancing

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2
as in frilling

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for flouncing
  1. mincing
  2. stalking
  3. sweeping
  4. painting
Verb
  • Melissa Gilbert is not mincing words regarding the Little House on the Prairie cast’s decision to stop participating in 50th anniversary events.
    JP Mangalindan, People.com, 5 Oct. 2024
  • And Feldman, in characteristic fashion, isn’t mincing words.
    Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of mincing
Verb
  • Could a young man of such promise really have done what police describe as cold-bloodedly stalking and gunning down a 50-year-old corporate executive outside a Manhattan hotel?
    Baltimore Sun Editorial Board, Baltimore Sun, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Over 1 in 3 women and 1 in 4 men have experienced rape, physical violence and/or stalking by an intimate partner in their lifetime, according to the National Domestic Violence Hotline.
    Alyssa Goldberg, USA TODAY, 3 Dec. 2024
Definition of stalking
Verb
  • The Santa Ana winds sweeping across South California at the moment are a contributing factor to why the Franklin fire is burning so quickly and so out of control.
    Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
  • An armed rebel alliance charged across Syria over 11 days, sweeping through major cities and reigniting a conflict that had been largely static since a 2020 ceasefire agreement.
    Rob Picheta, CNN, 9 Dec. 2024
Definition of sweeping
Verb
  • But a simple count of the number of counties that moved in one direction isn't especially helpful in painting this picture.
    Geoffrey Skelley, ABC News, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Meanwhile, Republican lawmakers rallied in support of Penny, painting him as a hero.
    Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of painting
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