prance
English
La Clayette (Saône-et-Loire), France
Etymology
From Middle English prancen, prauncen (“to prance; literally, to show off”), variant of Middle English pranken (“to prank”). Cognate with Bavarian prangezen, prangssen (“to put on airs”), Alemannic German pranzen (“to strut”). More at prank.
Pronunciation
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- Rhymes: -æns
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- Rhymes: -ɑːns
Verb
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- (of a horse) To spring forward on the hind legs.
- (colloquial, figuratively) To strut about in a showy manner.
Derived terms
Translations
of a horse
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to strut
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Noun
prance (plural prances)
- A prancing movement.
- D. H. Lawrence, The Rainbow
- There seemed a little prance of triumph in his movement,
- D. H. Lawrence, The Rainbow