"flouncing" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: flouncings [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} flouncing (plural flouncings)
  1. A flounce (strip of decorative material).
    Sense id: en-flouncing-en-noun-UWfruezn

Verb

Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} flouncing
  1. present participle and gerund of flounce Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: flounce
    Sense id: en-flouncing-en-verb-T~-pZVFM Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 94

Inflected forms

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