flouncing

present participle of flounce

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for flouncing
Verb
  • Throughout her career, she was known for never mincing words, calling out men for misbehavior and backwards attitudes in her music.
    Julyssa Lopez, Rolling Stone, 17 Feb. 2025
  • Jacqueline Bisset isn’t mincing her words regarding the #MeToo movement.
    Stephanie Nolasco, Fox News, 3 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • Mangione, who faces federal charges of murder and stalking, as well as New York State charges, including murder in furtherance of terrorism, will face a jury next year, although a trial date has not yet been set.
    Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Those charges, unsealed Thursday, include murder using a firearm, two counts of stalking and an additional firearms offense.
    John Bacon, USA TODAY, 24 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • Speaking of which, after Cashman finishes eating and steps back out into the cold, a few of the Lions Tap employees are sweeping the floors and talking.
    Alec Lewis, The Athletic, 4 Jan. 2025
  • After decades of stagnation, a wave of innovation is sweeping through the nuclear industry.
    Big Think, Big Think, 3 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • The categories are painting, drawing, mixed media, printmaking, sculpture, photography, digital art and video/animation.
    Anne Gelhaus, The Mercury News, 20 Mar. 2025
  • In the painting Untitled (Gram Yatra), Husain emphasizes the centrality of village and rural life in India as the basis for going forward as a new nation.
    Karen K. Ho for ARTnews, Robb Report, 20 Mar. 2025
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“Flouncing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flouncing. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.

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