prance

prance  (prns)

v. pranced, pranc·ing, pranc·es

v.intr.

1.

a. To spring forward on the hind legs. Used of a horse.

b. To spring or bound forward in a manner reminiscent of a spirited horse.

2. To ride a horse moving in such a fashion.

3. To walk or move about spiritedly; strut.

v.tr.

To cause (a horse) to prance.

n.

The act or an instance of prancing.

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[Middle English prauncen.]

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prancer n.

prancing·ly adv.

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prance [prɑːns]

vb

1. (intr) to swagger or strut

2. (intr) to caper, gambol, or dance about

3. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Horse Training, Riding & Manège) (intr)

a.  (of a horse) to move with high lively springing steps

b.  to ride a horse that moves in this way

4. (tr) to cause to prance

n

the act or an instance of prancing

[C14 prauncen; perhaps related to German prangen to be in full splendour; compare Danish (dialect) pransk lively, spirited, used of a horse]

prancer  n

prancingly  adv

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Prance of equestrians—Lipton, 1970.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	prance - a proud stiff pompous gait           strut, swagger gait - a person's manner of walking
Verb	1.	prance - to walk with a lofty proud gait, often in an attempt to impress others; "He struts around like a rooster in a hen house" strut, swagger, tittup, sashay, cock, ruffle walk - use one's feet to advance; advance by steps; "Walk, don't run!"; "We walked instead of driving"; "She walks with a slight limp"; "The patient cannot walk yet"; "Walk over to the cabinet"
	2.	prance - spring forward on the hind legs; "The young horse was prancing in the meadow" go, locomote, move, travel - change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast" prance - cause (a horse) to bound spring forward
	3.	prance - cause (a horse) to bound spring forward horseback riding, riding - travel by being carried on horseback equitation, horseback riding, riding - the sport of siting on the back of a horse while controlling its movements ride, sit - sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions; "She never sat a horse!"; "Did you ever ride a camel?"; "The girl liked to drive the young mare" prance - spring forward on the hind legs; "The young horse was prancing in the meadow"
	4.	prance - ride a horse such that it springs and bounds forward horseback riding, riding - travel by being carried on horseback equitation, horseback riding, riding - the sport of siting on the back of a horse while controlling its movements ride horseback - ride on horseback

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prance

verb

1. dance, bound, leap, trip, spring, jump, skip, romp, caper, cavort, frisk, gambol, cut a rug (informal) The cheerleaders pranced on the far side of the pitch.

2. strut, parade, stalk, show off (informal), swagger, swank (informal), showboat models prancing around on the catwalk

Translations

prance [prɑːns] VI [horse] → hacer cabriolas; [person] (proudly) → pavonearse; (gaily) → brincar, saltar
he came prancing into the room → entró pavoneándose en la habitación

prance about prance around VI + ADV → andar pavoneándose
she was prancing around with nothing on → iba pavoneándose sin nada encima

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prance [ˈprɑːns ˈpræns] vi

[horse] → caracoler

[person] → se pavaner

prance about

vi → se pavaner

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prance

vi (horse) → tänzeln; (person) (= jump around) → herumhüpfen or -tanzen; (= walk gaily, mince) → tänzeln; she was prancing about with nothing on → sie lief nackt durch die Gegend; to prance in/out (person) → herein-/hinausspazieren

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prance [prɑːns] vi (horse) → caracollare; (person, proudly) → pavoneggiarsi; (gaily) → saltellare
to prance in/out → entrare/uscire pavoneggiandosi (or saltellando)

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prance [prɑːns] vi (horse) → caracollare; (person, proudly) → pavoneggiarsi; (gaily) → saltellare
to prance in/out → entrare/uscire pavoneggiandosi (or saltellando)

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prance

v prance [praːns]

(eg of horses) to dance or jump about. bokspring يَقْفِز الحِصان على قَدَميْه подскачам skákat, vzpínat se danse; stejle sich aufbäumen χοροπηδώ, σηκώνομαι στα πίσω πόδια (π.χ. για άλογο) hacer cabriolas; brincar kepslema خرامیدن hypähdellä caracoler לְקַפֵּץ, לְכַּרכֵּר कुदकते हुए चलना proskakivati ágaskodik (ló) melompat-lompat prjóna, spranga, ærslast impennarsi おどりはねる 껑충거리다 šok(inė)ti (par zirgu) dīžāties; (par cilvēku) ņipri iet menari-nari dan terlompat-lompat steigeren hoppe, danse, steile brykać pular a cabra гарцевать skákať, vzpínať sa poplesavati propinjati se dansa på bakbenen, göra krumsprång ดึงม้าให้กระดกหลัง ön ayaklarını kaldırıp sıçramak (馬)騰躍 ставати дибки; гарцювати اچھلنا، کودنا nhảy dựng lên （马）腾跃