Clues for the word "FLOUNCE"
We've had 21 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 30 times in crosswords. It was last seen in Mindfood Daily crossword on January 03, 2026.
Definition of flounce
- v. i. - To throw the limbs and body one way and the other; to spring, turn, or twist with sudden effort or violence; to struggle, as a horse in mire; to flounder; to throw one's self with a jerk or spasm, often as in displeasure.
- n. - The act of floucing; a sudden, jerking motion of the body.
- n. - An ornamental appendage to the skirt of a woman's dress, consisting of a strip gathered and sewed on by its upper edge around the skirt, and left hanging.
- v. t. - To deck with a flounce or flounces; as, to flounce a petticoat or a frock.
Referring Clues
- Move in an attention-getting way
- Move in a lively way
- Wide, ornamental ruffle
- Walk with jerky motions
- Wide ruffle
- Decorative ruffle
- Move of exaggerated impatience
- Frilly addition to a skirt
- Walk emphatically
- Exaggerated walk after 1/20th of a pint?
- What an offended woman may do, being attached to a dress?
- Move with pettish impatience
- Trimming shortened measure in a pint
- Disposition of uncle to have a fling
- Partly condensed liquid measure to go with agitated motion
- Gathering storm
- Ruffle flight lieutenant's cat
- Go off when people annoy, or ruffle
- What an offended person may do, being attached to a dress?
- Go off in a huff in the manner of uncle
- Walk with exaggerated motions
Last Seen In
- Mindfood Daily - January 03, 2026
- New York Times - October 04, 2025
- New Zealand Herald - September 27, 2025
- Mindfood Daily - June 02, 2024
- New Zealand Herald - March 14, 2024
- Your Life Choices - December 18, 2023
- Evening Standard Cryptic - August 04, 2023
- New Zealand Herald - March 22, 2023
- Mindfood Daily - November 05, 2022
- Evening Standard Cryptic - July 04, 2022
- Universal - December 21, 2017
- Your Life Choices - October 13, 2017
- Mindfood Daily - July 26, 2017
- LA Times - February 28, 2017
- Guardian Cryptic - September 20, 2016
- Evening Standard Cryptic - February 02, 2016
- Pat Sajack's Code Letter - December 26, 2013
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - January 14, 2013
- Guardian Quiptic - July 02, 2012
- USA Today - April 02, 2012
- Pat Sajack's Code Letter - December 15, 2010
- New York Times - December 15, 2010
- Universal - March 10, 2010
- New York Times - August 08, 2009
- USA Today - May 06, 2008
- Guardian Quick - November 23, 2006
- Guardian Cryptic - May 05, 2006
- Guardian Cryptic - April 28, 2006
- Guardian Cryptic - January 24, 2006
- Guardian Cryptic - April 17, 2000