prance

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Pronunciation

• (America) IPA: /pɹæn(t)s/
• (RP) IPA: /pɹɑːn(t)s/

Verb

prance (prances, present participle prancing; past and past participle pranced)

1. (of a horse) To spring forward on the hind legs.
2. (colloquial, figuratively) To strut about in a showy manner.

Translations

• French: se cabrer
• Portuguese: empinar
• Russian: встава́ть на, дыбы́
• Spanish: encabritarse

Translations

• French: parader
• Portuguese: pavonear-se
• Russian: ва́жничать

Noun

prance (plural prances)

1. A prancing movement.
   • D. H. Lawrence, The Rainbow

     There seemed a little prance of triumph in his movement,

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