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Synonyms for flounce

Most common

frill furbelow

All synonyms

Noun

1. Ruffle

ruffle, frill, furbelow

Other

jerk, flounder, fling dated

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    A strip of decorative material, usually pleated, attached along one edge; a ruffle.

Related words

Phrases
flounce post

Forms

Plural
flounces → ruffles, frills, furbelows, jerks…

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
flouncerising
frillsteady
furbelowsteady

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters
jerk1
5 letters
fling1, frill1
6 letters
ruffle2
8 letters
flounder2, furbelow

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (ruffle2 = 2 syllables).