prance

[ prans, prahns ]

/ præns, prɑns /

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.

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.

OTHER WORDS FROM prance

pranc·er, noun pranc·ing·ly, adverb

Words nearby prance

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

Example sentences from the Web for pranced

Prince may have pranced around like a carefree libertine onstage, but in rehearsal he was more drill sergeant than sprite.

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The way you pranced and frolic around, dressed in so called Native American attire, is a mockery of our way of life and culture.

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Ever since she pranced into the limelight last summer, Sarah Palin has been making liberals like me crazy.

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Pranced around prominently holding hideous orange bag, $1,290.

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The star is a horse that pranced about the stage in the most natural manner possible, carefully avoiding the orchestra.

Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 99, August 16, 1890 |Various
He pranced around for fifteen minutes, and I pretended to be racking my brain.

Lady of the Decoration |Frances Little
At that moment a big bull-terrier came rushing up, open-mouthed, pranced his two paws on the youth's shoulders, licking his face.

Sons and Lovers |David Herbert Lawrence
The former snorted and pranced, and the latter could not distinguish the locality through the blackness.

Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 56, Number 350, December 1844 |Various
Back and forth they pranced kicking up a cloud of dust and gasping for fresh air.

Robin Hood |J. Walker McSpadden

British Dictionary definitions for pranced

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, noun prancingly, 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

Origin of prance

SYNONYMS FOR prance

OTHER WORDS FROM prance

Words nearby prance

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