prance

noun

  1. 1

    a proud stiff pompous gait

verb

  1. 1

    to walk with a lofty proud gait, often in an attempt to impress others

    He struts around like a rooster in a hen house

  2. 2

    ride a horse such that it springs and bounds forward

  3. 3

    cause (a horse) to bound spring forward

  4. 4

    spring forward on the hind legs

    The young horse was prancing in the meadow

Synonyms

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