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Meaning of 'prance' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Prance [ v. i.]
- To spring or bound, as a horse in high mettle.
- To ride on a prancing horse; to ride in an ostentatious manner.
- To walk or strut about in a pompous, showy manner, or with warlike parade.

Meaning of 'prance' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . prance [ v]
Meaning (1):
- to walk with a lofty proud gait, often in an attempt to impress others
Example in sentence:
  • He struts around like a rooster in a hen house
Meaning (2):
- spring forward on the hind legs
Example in sentence:
  • The young horse was prancing in the meadow

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