Thesaurus results for PRANCING

prancing

verb

Definition of prancing next

present participle of prance

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. —

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

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Noem was the public face of that disapproval, strutting forward with arrogance in the face of public censure, a veritable clown show of ineptitude.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2026
The handbag had just enough space for my phone and wallet inside, and the detachable leather strap gave me the freedom of toting it like a clutch while strutting down Sixth Avenue.

— Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 2 Mar. 2026