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to prance
01
to walk or move in a proud and often showy manner
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
movement verb
regular
present tense
prance
3rd person singular
prances
present participle
prancing
past simple
pranced
past participle
pranced
Examples
The little girl could n't contain her excitement and began to prance around the room after receiving a surprise gift.
02
ride a horse such that it springs and bounds forward
03
cause (a horse) to bound spring forward
04
spring forward on the hind legs
Prance
01
a proud stiff pompous gait
Grammatical Information
animacy status
abstract
Composition
Compound
countable
plural form
prances
Lexical Tree
prancer
prance
