prance

Statue of a prancing horse,
La Clayette (Saône-et-Loire), France

Meanings

Verb

To spring forward on the hind legs.
To strut about in a showy manner.

Noun

A prancing movement.

Origin

From Middle English prancen, prauncen, variant of Middle English pranken, thus probably from the same ultimate root as prank. Cognate with Bavarian prangezen, prangssen, Alemannic German pranzen ("to strut").

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