From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishpranceprance /prɑːns $ præns/ verb [intransitive] 1 [always + adverb/preposition]WALK to walk or dance with high steps or large movements, especially in a confident wayprance around We used to prance around our bedroom pretending to be pop stars.2 HBADSHif a horse prances, it moves with high steps→ See Verb table
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prance• Like a demented cheerleader he pranced and hopped before dotting the ball down to the amusement of team-mate Will Greenwood.• Soon after the goats ate the berries, they began prancing around with unusual gusto.• The lone horse pranced flimsily on.• On the side of the cockpit scuttle is emblazoned a yellow shield with a black prancing horse.• The lively cast of seven, backed up by a three-piece band, energetically prances through this material.• Consider Cinderella with her glass coach and prancing white horses. 