flouncing

Definition of flouncingnext
present participle of flounce

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for flouncing
Verb
  • The Aztecs won 89-86 before an electric home crowd on a night that had 12 ties and 11 lead changes and seemed like five against six sometimes with the way UNLV coach Josh Pastner was prancing around the floor in a suit and tie while the ball was in play.
    Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Mar. 2026
  • In the album’s most beautiful moments, Triplin makes arpeggios sound like prancing through an earthly paradise and sands off juke’s rough edges to produce rhythms that seem to chug along in the margins of a daydreaming brain.
    Kiana Mickles, Pitchfork, 5 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • The article inside is a strained and mincing document filled with speculation that gay-male social life is entangled with the power structure of Silicon Valley.
    Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 27 Mar. 2026
  • Let your food processor do all the hard work of mincing the herbs and garlic—just throw all the ingredients in and voila!
    Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 14 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Wasn’t there anyone in a position to at least stop him from strutting into a high-profile race for governor?
    Michelle Cottle, Mercury News, 16 Apr. 2026
  • Hadid last sported a mushroom brown hair color with lighter blonde ends in February while strutting the runway at the Ralph Lauren fashion show during New York Fashion Week.
    Lara Walsh, InStyle, 13 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • As the sun set below the tree line, the warm wood paneling turned a rich brown color that complemented the rattan light fixtures hanging above, giving the space a modern yet warm feeling.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 May 2026
  • Here are the 10 questions hanging over Tuesday’s big news.
    Clayton Davis, Variety, 3 May 2026
Verb
  • Families flock to the Cape for mini-golfing, traipsing around sand dunes, comparing ice cream stands, gobbling up lobster rolls, spotting whales, and simply admiring the gray cedar shake houses adorned with colorful buoys.
    Kara Williams, USA Today, 25 Apr. 2026
  • Throughout the visual, the three-time Grammy winner can be seen traipsing through the palace's opulent halls in a coquettish ensemble, capturing the elation of newfound romance.
    Ilana Kaplan, PEOPLE, 17 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • The advertisement opened with a backside shot of a man clothed in Levi’s jeans, a western shirt and leather gloves, swaggering up to a pair of saloon doors.
    Jack Armstrong, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
  • Don the swaggering employee needs to learn a lesson about gender identity.
    Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 15 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Danon Bourbon and So Happy, who were stalking Six Speed, moved to challenge for the lead on the far turn, with the Japanese horse moving better.
    Jay Posner, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2026
  • In addition to stalking and domestic violence crimes, the companies must also act in cases that involve violations of protective orders in stalking cases.
    Tim Stelloh, NBC news, 1 May 2026
Verb
  • Kim had a major runway moment during Audigier's Fall 2007 show, sashaying in this floral minidress and an on-the-moment arm cuff.
    Emily Kirkpatrick, PEOPLE, 30 Apr. 2026
  • Understand Substorms The aurora isn’t sashaying at full blast all night.
    Stephanie Vermillion, Outside, 27 Jan. 2026
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“Flouncing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flouncing. Accessed 5 May. 2026.

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