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flounce(medicine)
flounce(1)(dictionary)
flounce(2)(dictionary)
flounce(3)(dictionary)
flounce(4)(dictionary)
flounce 1, verb(dictionary)
flounce 2, noun(dictionary)

flounce(3) (iou) and Prakrit (iou)


flounce(3) (iou)



flounce verb1 & adverb. M16.
[Origin uncertain: perh. connected with Norwegian flunsa hurry, Swedish dial. flunsa fall with a splash, or perh. of imit. origin, as bounce, pounce.]
A. verb.
verb intrans. Dash, flop, plunge; go with agitated or violent motion, esp. as an expression of anger or annoyance. (Foll. by in, off, out, etc.) M16.
T. Fuller He commanded them all at once to flounce into the river. A. Brookner She flounces into the bathroom and does not speak to him. R. Cobb Adopting his high-and-mighty manner and flouncing out in a fury.
verb trans. Dash, drive, or fling violently. L16.
verb intrans. Of a person or animal: make abrupt or jerky movements with the body or limbs; throw the body about. E17.
J. Shute When one hath struck a great fish, he plungeth and flounceth.
b. adverb. With a flounce. Now rare. L16.

Prakrit (iou)



Prakrit noun & adjective. M18.
[Sanskrit prakta natural, unrefined, vernacular: cf. SANSKRIT.]
A. noun. (Any of) the group of (esp. ancient) vernacular Indic Languages and dialects of northern and central India which existed alongside or developed from Sanskrit. M18.
b. attrib. or as adjective. Of or pertaining to a Prakrit or Prakrits. L18.