pranced; prancing
1
: to spring from the hind legs or move by so doing
2
: to ride on a prancing horse
3
: to walk or move in a spirited manner : strut
also
: to dance about
: to cause (a horse) to prance
Synonyms
Examples of prance in a Sentence
Verb
The singer pranced around on stage.
The little boy pranced across the room in his cowboy costume.
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Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA TODAY, 1 May 2024
Goodspeed’s is crisp and centralized, with the performers prancing to those footlights, doing their bit and moving aside for whoever’s next.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 22 Apr. 2024
Kelli Bender, Peoplemag, 13 Mar. 2024
Olivia, a Scottish Fold cat, prances into the woods.
—Bryan West, USA TODAY, 26 Jan. 2024
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Verb
The moose, accompanied by one with the typical darker brown color, can be seen in the clip prancing down an embankment, out of a wooded area and down towards the otherwise empty road.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA TODAY, 1 May 2024
Goodspeed’s is crisp and centralized, with the performers prancing to those footlights, doing their bit and moving aside for whoever’s next.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 22 Apr. 2024
Noun
In the clip, the formerly shy and slow-moving dog happily prances after Jeanette as the pair trots around a backyard.
—Kelli Bender, Peoplemag, 13 Mar. 2024
Olivia, a Scottish Fold cat, prances into the woods.
—Bryan West, USA TODAY, 26 Jan. 2024
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“Prance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/prance. Accessed 15 Jul. 2024.
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