prance
Other forms: prancing; pranced; prances
When you prance, you swagger around with exaggerated, proud movements. If you've seen many rock concerts, you've seen people prance around onstage.
When people prance, they're showing off, strutting for the benefit of their audience. Horses prance too, with a gait that's also a little artificial, using high, springy steps. You might prance a little when you run up on stage to accept an award, and a show horse might be equally inclined to prance as it moves past the judges. The horse gait definition is the original meaning of prance, and it probably comes from the Middle English pranken, "to show off."
-
walk with a lofty proud gait, often in an attempt to impress others
-
spring forward on the hind legs
-
ride a horse such that it springs and bounds forwardtype of:ride horsebackride on horseback
-
cause (a horse) to bound spring forward
-
a proud stiff pompous gait
- MLA
- APA
- Chicago
Vocabulary lists containing prance
Even if it’s not Derby Day, you can’t say neigh to this list of horse vocabulary. Quit stalling and practice these 20 words!
In this classic novel, a pig named Wilbur befriends a spider, who attempts to save his life.
In celebration of Leap Day, February 29, here is a list of fifteen synonyms for "leap." Some are jumps of celebration and victory over obstacles, some are words used primarily with animals, while some border on funky dance moves. Leap in!