as in strutting
to walk with exaggerated arm and leg movements
pranced across the room dressed in an outrageous costume
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Recent Examples of prancing
The Aztecs won 89-86 before an electric home crowd on a night that had 12 ties and 11 lead changes and seemed like five against six sometimes with the way UNLV coach Josh Pastner was prancing around the floor in a suit and tie while the ball was in play.
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Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Mar. 2026
In the album’s most beautiful moments, Triplin makes arpeggios sound like prancing through an earthly paradise and sands off juke’s rough edges to produce rhythms that seem to chug along in the margins of a daydreaming brain.
—Kiana Mickles, Pitchfork, 5 Mar. 2026
Rafters-packed on the opening night of a quick week run of singing, joking and prancing through Segerstrom Hall, this show is a potent, cheery stepchild of half-century old Monty Python humor.
—Christopher Smith, Oc Register, 18 Feb. 2026
Photos shared by the agency show Buddy prancing away in the daylight, as well as Buddy seemingly caught like a deer in headlights at night.
—Brian Anthony Hernandez, PEOPLE, 8 Dec. 2025
Ferrari’s latest one-off is a tribute to one of the most legendary prancing horses of them all.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 20 Oct. 2025
Plus, the icy pastel hues are reminiscent of ballerinas prancing in The Nutcracker.
—Brandi Fuller, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Sep. 2025
Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Mar. 2026
In the album’s most beautiful moments, Triplin makes arpeggios sound like prancing through an earthly paradise and sands off juke’s rough edges to produce rhythms that seem to chug along in the margins of a daydreaming brain.
—Kiana Mickles, Pitchfork, 5 Mar. 2026
Rafters-packed on the opening night of a quick week run of singing, joking and prancing through Segerstrom Hall, this show is a potent, cheery stepchild of half-century old Monty Python humor.
—Christopher Smith, Oc Register, 18 Feb. 2026
Photos shared by the agency show Buddy prancing away in the daylight, as well as Buddy seemingly caught like a deer in headlights at night.
—Brian Anthony Hernandez, PEOPLE, 8 Dec. 2025
Ferrari’s latest one-off is a tribute to one of the most legendary prancing horses of them all.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 20 Oct. 2025
Plus, the icy pastel hues are reminiscent of ballerinas prancing in The Nutcracker.
—Brandi Fuller, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for prancing
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But between strutting around like a rock god, Michael presented nuanced and sophisticated looks at lust.—
Jed Gottlieb,
Boston Herald,
26 Mar. 2026
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Make your way to our festival headquarters before the screenings begin, strutting through the French Quarter in style behind a demonic brass band, creepy characters both familiar and unknown, and you.—
William Earl,
Variety,
25 Mar. 2026
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Last week’s, still in theaters, saw Sarah Michelle Gellar stalking someone, and the new one has Heather Graham’s eyeball running amok.—
Savannah Salazar,
Vulture,
27 Mar. 2026
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Court documents show Lloyd has been found incompetent to stand trial multiple times in Hennepin County for charges of stalking.—
WCCO Staff,
CBS News,
25 Mar. 2026
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Nude, striding statues of young men called kouroi were used both as offerings to the gods and as grave markers.—
Anna Swartwood House,
The Conversation,
2 Mar. 2026
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Mercury is striding into your public 10th house, boosting your visibility and encouraging you to offer updates that show your strengths without oversharing.—
Tarot.com,
New York Daily News,
6 Feb. 2026
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“Prancing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prancing. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
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