prance
verb (used without object)
to spring from the hind legs; to move by springing, as a horse.
was prancing
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past progressiveof prance.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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He was prancing about and really getting into it.
From Salon ● Jul. 31, 2026
Suddenly, the rock god who only three years prior hit his commercial apex with “Let’s Dance,” a master of artistic shapeshifting who pioneered music videos long before MTV existed, was prancing around with Muppets.
From Salon ● Jan. 24, 2026
When I was 4, I was prancing around and singing along with it.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 6, 2011
Matt was prancing about, eager to begin the journey, proud of his role as the leader.
From "Gathering Blue" by Lois Lowry
While Pitt was prancing fantastic minuets before his correspondents, Fox, without wasting a word, went straight to the point; and his letters are pregnant, graphic, and forcible.
From Lord Chatham His Early Life and Connections by Archibald Phillip Primrose Rosebery
