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   flounce

   /flaʊns/

   verb

   • 1. go or move in an exaggeratedly impatient or angry manner: "he stood up in a fury and flounced out"

   noun

   • 1. an exaggerated action intended to express annoyance or impatience: "she left the room with a flounce"

   Word Origin mid 16th century: perhaps of Scandinavian origin and related to Norwegian flunsa ‘hurry’, or perhaps symbolic, like bounce or pounce.

   Scrabble Points: 12

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