pranced; prancing
1
: to spring from the hind legs or move by so doing
2
: to ride on a prancing horse
3
: to walk or move in a spirited manner : strut
also
: to dance about
: to cause (a horse) to prance
Examples of prance in a Sentence
Verb
The singer pranced around on stage.
The little boy pranced across the room in his cowboy costume.
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Colette pranced by, her curls dangling in a ponytail.
—Lauren Villagran, USA Today, 26 Oct. 2025
Brian Moylan, Vulture, 10 Oct. 2025
Eight years later, however, his premature pregame prance remains a source of personal embarrassment.
—Michael Silver, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
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Verb
The zebras pranced, all frisky energy; the elephants, lumbering and mournful, trailed behind with their ancient thoughts.
—AFAR Media, 30 Oct. 2025
Colette pranced by, her curls dangling in a ponytail.
—Lauren Villagran, USA Today, 26 Oct. 2025
Noun
As not to appear sexist, Noel then does his prance, followed by Dame Prue Leith, who does what the British would call twerking and everyone else would call ants in the pants.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 10 Oct. 2025
Eight years later, however, his premature pregame prance remains a source of personal embarrassment.
—Michael Silver, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for prance
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“Prance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/prance. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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