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prance

UK/ˈpɹɑːns/ US/ˈpʰɹʷɑːns/ uncommon
verb (4) noun (1)

verb

1.

to walk with a lofty proud gait, often in an attempt to impress others

  • “He struts around like a rooster in a hen house”
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2.

spring foward on the hind legs

  • “The young horse was prancing in the meadow”
3.
4.

ride a horse such that it springs and bounds forward

noun

1.

Origin

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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