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prance

[ prans, prahns ]

verb (used without object)

pranced, prancing.
  1. to spring from the hind legs; to move by springing, as a horse.
  2. to ride on a horse doing this.
  3. to ride gaily, proudly, or insolently.
  4. to move or go in an elated manner; cavort.

    Synonyms: , , , , ,

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

    Synonyms: , , , , ,



verb (used with object)

pranced, prancing.
  1. to cause to prance.

noun

  1. the act of prancing; a prancing movement.

prance

/ ɑːԲ /

verb

  1. intr to swagger or strut
  2. intr to caper, gambol, or dance about
  3. intr
    1. (of a horse) to move with high lively springing steps
    2. to ride a horse that moves in this way
  4. tr to cause to prance
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. the act or an instance of prancing
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈԳ, noun
  • ˈԳԲ, adverb
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Other Word Forms

  • Գİ noun
  • ԳiԲ· adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of prance1

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

Origin of prance1

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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