prance
verb/prɑːns/
/præns/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they prance | /prɑːns/ /præns/ |
| he / she / it prances | /ˈprɑːnsɪz/ /ˈprænsɪz/ |
| past simple pranced | /prɑːnst/ /prænst/ |
| past participle pranced | /prɑːnst/ /prænst/ |
| -ing form prancing | /ˈprɑːnsɪŋ/ /ˈprænsɪŋ/ |
- [intransitive] + adv./prep. to move quickly with exaggerated steps so that people will look at you
- The lead singer was prancing around with the microphone.
- She pranced out of the room.
- [intransitive] (of a horse) to move with high steps
Word Originlate Middle English (as a verb): of unknown origin.
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