prance
verb (used without object)
to spring from the hind legs; to move by springing, as a horse.
prances
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present tense formof prance (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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But we come to love Ava’s BFF Danica, who prances into obvious death traps wearing flimsy silver mules.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 18, 2025
Watch Weymouth’s perfect, tiny pointed-toe prances, adding soft punctuation to the beat.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 19, 2023
In The Unseen Queen, the BBC's beautiful documentary of family-filmed footage of the young princess, Lilibet prances and dances, pranks and laughs.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2022
And sometimes Mitski’s charming prances around the stage in her flowy dress or pantomimed door-knocking in “Should’ve Been Me” warranted a snapshot.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 29, 2022
Spot turns and prances down the stairs.“Weatherman says a big storm is coming. Might be a hurricane. What I tell you?”
From "Ninth Ward" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
