what does prance mean?
PRANCE as NOUN
- Meaning
- a proud stiff pompous gait
Synonym(s)
Hypernyms(s) prance is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
Derived(s)
PRANCE as VERB
- Meaning
- to walk with a lofty proud gait, often in an attempt to impress others
Synonym(s)
Usage Example(s)
- He struts around like a rooster in a hen house
Hypernyms(s) prance is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
Derived(s)
- Meaning
- ride a horse such that it springs and bounds forward
Hypernyms(s) prance is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
- Meaning
- cause (a horse) to bound spring forward
Hypernyms(s) prance is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
- Meaning
- spring foward on the hind legs
Usage Example(s)
- The young horse was prancing in the meadow
Hypernyms(s) prance is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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