PRANCING

Verb

prancing

present participle of prance

Adjective

prancing (comparative more prancing, superlative most prancing)

(dated, now uncommon) that prances

Noun

prancing (plural prancings)

The act of one who prances.

Source: Wiktionary


PRANCE

Prance, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Pranced; p. pr. & vb. n. Prancing.] Etym: [OE. prauncen; probably akin to prank, v. t. See Prank.]

1. To spring or bound, as a horse in high mettle. Now rule thy prancing steed. Gay.

2. To ride on a prancing horse; to ride in an ostentatious manner. The insulting tyrant prancing o'er the field. Addison.

3. To walk or strut about in a pompous, showy manner, or with warlike parade. Swift.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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