Associations to the word «Prancing»

Wiktionary

PRANCE, noun. (uncommon) The act of prancing.
PRANCE, verb. (of a horse) To spring forward on the hind legs.
PRANCE, verb. (colloquial) (figuratively) To strut about.

Dictionary definition

PRANCE, noun. A proud stiff pompous gait.
PRANCE, verb. To walk with a lofty proud gait, often in an attempt to impress others; "He struts around like a rooster in a hen house".
PRANCE, verb. Spring forward on the hind legs; "The young horse was prancing in the meadow".
PRANCE, verb. Cause (a horse) to bound spring forward.
PRANCE, verb. Ride a horse such that it springs and bounds forward.

Wise words

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