pranceverb
uk/prɑːns/us/præns/[ I + adv/prep ] to walk in an energetic way and with more movement than necessary:
It's pathetic to see 50-year-old rock stars prancing around on stage as if they were still teenagers.
She pranced into the office and demanded to speak to the manager.
[ I ] When a horse prances, it takes small, quick steps and raises its legs higher than usual.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Moving firmly on foot
- breeze
- clump
- flounce
- goose step
- lope
- march
- not break your stride idiom
- pace
- parade
- quick march! idiom
- sashay
- stamp
- stomp
- stride
- strut
- stump
- surefooted
- swagger
- troop
- waltz
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