Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to flounce
Participle: flounced
Gerund: flouncing
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | flounce |
| you | flounce |
| he;she;it | flounces |
| we | flounce |
| you | flounce |
| they | flounce |
Perfect
| I | have flounced |
| you | have flounced |
| he;she;it | has flounced |
| we | have flounced |
| you | have flounced |
| they | have flounced |
Past
| I | flounced |
| you | flounced |
| he;she;it | flounced |
| we | flounced |
| you | flounced |
| they | flounced |
Pluperfect
| I | had flounced |
| you | had flounced |
| he;she;it | had flounced |
| we | had flounced |
| you | had flounced |
| they | had flounced |
Future
| I | will flounce |
| you | will flounce |
| he;she;it | will flounce |
| we | will flounce |
| you | will flounce |
| they | will flounce |
Future Perfect
| I | will have flounced |
| you | will have flounced |
| he;she;it | will have flounced |
| we | will have flounced |
| you | will have flounced |
| they | will have flounced |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | flounce |
| you | flounce |
| he;she;it | flounce |
| we | flounce |
| you | flounce |
| they | flounce |
Perfect
| I | have flounced |
| you | have flounced |
| he;she;it | have flounced |
| we | have flounced |
| you | have flounced |
| they | have flounced |
Imperfect
| I | flounced |
| you | flounced |
| he;she;it | flounced |
| we | flounced |
| you | flounced |
| they | flounced |
Pluperfect
| I | had flounced |
| you | had flounced |
| he;she;it | had flounced |
| we | had flounced |
| you | had flounced |
| they | had flounced |
Conditional
Present
| I | would flounce |
| you | would flounce |
| he;she;it | would flounce |
| we | would flounce |
| you | would flounce |
| they | would flounce |
Perfect
| I | would have flounced |
| you | would have flounced |
| he;she;it | would have flounced |
| we | would have flounced |
| you | would have flounced |
| they | would have flounced |
Imperative
| you | flounce |
| we | Let's flounce |
| you | flounce |
Verbs conjugated like 'flounce'
abacinate,
abalienate,
abase,
abate,
abbreviate,
abdicate,
abduce,
aberrate,
aberuncate,
abirritate,
abjudge,
abjudicate,
abjugate,
abjure,
ablactate,
ablaqueate,
able,
ablegate,
abligate,
abnegate, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'flounce'
frounce,
plounce,
bounce,
dounce,
enounce,
flaunch,
flounder,
flouse,
glaunce,
jounce,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. 1542, "to dash, plunge, flop," perhaps from Scand. (cf. dial. Sw. flunsa "to plunge," Norw. flunsa "to hurry," but first record of these is 200 years later than the Eng. word), said to be of imitative origin. Spelling likely influenced by bounce. Sense of "anger, impatience" began to adhere to the word 18c.
2. Probably of North Germanic origin, from Norwegian flunsa (“hurry”), perhaps ultimately imitative. Or, perhaps formed on the pattern of pounce, bounce.
Sample Sentences
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“ What the devil, ” said Tom, “ should I think of _them_ for ? Last thing ever _I_ want to think of—hang it all ! ” And Tom flounced over, untucking and disarranging everything, in a manner frightful to behold.
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
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“ Only the hunt coming back, ” said Cassy, coolly; “ never fear. Look out of this knot-hole. Don't you see ’ em all down there ? Simon has to give up, for this night. Look, how muddy his horse is, flouncing about in the swamp; the dogs, too, look rather crestfallen. Ah, my good sir, you'll have to try the race again and again,—the game isn't there. ”
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)