B2verb · intransitive · rare

prance

prance · prances · pranced · prancing

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spannen

To spring forward on the hind legsTo spring forward on the hind legs.

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UK/ˈpɹɑːns/US/ˈpɹæns/

» The horse pranced through the meadow.

Meaning

2 senses

To spring forward on the hind legs.
spring forward on the hind legs
(colloquial, figuratively)To strut about in a showy manner.
John's daughter was prancing about the sitting room, practicing for her school dance.
ва́жничатьvážničatʹ, гарцева́тьgarcevátʹ, встава́ть на дыбы́vstavátʹ na dybý

Examples

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The horse pranced through the meadow.
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Cookie pranced across the room meowing.
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The horse liked to prance during shows.
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Twig in beak, the diminutive bird pranced atop the thick branch.
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"Will you please not prance about, and instead take this more seriously?"
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Translations

6 languages

Русский

By meaning 2

to strut:

of a horse:

Origin

From Middle English prancen, prauncen (“to prance”, literally “to show off”), variant of M

From Middle English prancen, prauncen (“to prance”, literally “to show off”), variant of Middle English pranken (“to prank”), thus probably from the same ultimate root as prank. Cognate with Bavarian prangezen, prangssen (“to put on airs”), Alemannic German pranzen (“to strut”).

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