prance
verb (used without object)
to spring from the hind legs; to move by springing, as a horse.
are prancing
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present progressiveof prance.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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“It’s as if the board members are prancing down the lane and covering their ears, pretending nothing’s wrong,” said Robak, who has been active on the district’s parent councils for a decade.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 4, 2018
Two hounds are prancing in the truck bed.
From Salon ● Mar. 9, 2014
Nash and Oliver are prancing in circles around the living room table wearing gold marching band hats with blue feathers that nearly double their height.
From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller
The shields of the heroes are red, The warriors are in scarlet; Like fire is the shining of his chariots in the day of his muster, And the horsemen are prancing.
From The Bible Story by Newton Marshall Hall
While you are prancing, Let the fiddler play.
From Robert F. Murray: His Poems with a Memoir by Robert F. (Robert Fuller) Murray
