prance

[ prans, prahns ]

/ præns, prɑns /

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verb (used without object), pranced, pranc·ing.

to spring from the hind legs; to move by springing, as a horse.

to ride on a horse doing this.

to ride gaily, proudly, or insolently.

to move or go in an elated manner; cavort.

to dance or move in a lively or spirited manner; caper.

verb (used with object), pranced, pranc·ing.

to cause to prance.

noun

the act of prancing; a prancing movement.

Words nearby prance

pralltriller, pram, pramipexole, prana, pranava, prance, prand., prandial, prandtl, prandtl number, prang

Origin of prance

1325–75; Middle English prauncen, praunsen (v.); akin to Danish (dial.) pransk spirited, said of a horse

SYNONYMS FOR prance

4, 5 gambol, leap, skip, romp, frolic, frisk.

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OTHER WORDS FROM prance

pranc·er, nounpranc·ing·ly, adverb

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Example sentences from the Web for prancing

It felt like prancing, she said, like the way a happy horse frolics through a field of poppies.
‘Prancercise’ Creator on Her ‘Wacky’ Workout and Being Too Famous to Prancercise|Winston Ross|May 30, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The star—radiant smile, pretty and prancing like she was to the catwalk born—is N.
Hysteria Strikes Mumbai School Kids|Dilip D’Souza|March 29, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Oh, he talks a good game, prancing around on The View and Larry King.
In Defense of Blago|Bill Geist|January 30, 2009|DAILY BEAST
Trotting, prancing, and snorting as they came down the lane, they settled down once they were in the stable lot.
David Lannarck, Midget|George S. Harney

The prancing and neighing of horses in the courtyard scares away the silence.
'Midst the Wild Carpathians|Mr Jkai
And a good job they were, because who was to do her work if she was every minute prancing round after a couple of young monkeys?
When Ghost Meets Ghost|William Frend De Morgan
Ponderous elephants and eager camels, prancing horses and rumbling cars came through a river.
Indian Myth and Legend|Donald Alexander Mackenzie
The organist was prancing through the voluntary, and the first ripple of boys had already reached Dunwood House.
The Longest Journey|E. M. Forster

British Dictionary definitions for prancing

prance

/ (prɑːns) /

verb

(intr) to swagger or strut

(intr) to caper, gambol, or dance about

(intr)

(of a horse) to move with high lively springing steps
to ride a horse that moves in this way

(tr) to cause to prance

noun

the act or an instance of prancing

Derived forms of prance

prancer, nounprancingly, adverb

Word Origin for prance

C14 prauncen; perhaps related to German prangen to be in full splendour; compare Danish (dialect) pransk lively, spirited, used of a horse

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prance

verb (used without object), pranced, pranc·ing.

verb (used with object), pranced, pranc·ing.

noun

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Origin of prance

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Example sentences from the Web for prancing

British Dictionary definitions for prancing

verb

noun

Derived forms of prance

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