Definitions for prance
præns, prɑnsprance

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. strut, prance, swaggerverb

   a proud stiff pompous gait

2. tittup, swagger, ruffle, prance, strut, sashay, cockverb

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

   "He struts around like a rooster in a hen house"

3. pranceverb

   spring forward on the hind legs

   "The young horse was prancing in the meadow"

4. pranceverb

   cause (a horse) to bound spring forward

5. pranceverb

   ride a horse such that it springs and bounds forward

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. prancenoun

   The act of prancing.

2. pranceverb

   To spring forward on the hind legs.

3. pranceverb

   To strut about.

4. Etymology: From prancen, prauncen, variant of pranken. Cognate with prangezen, prangssen, pranzen. More at prank.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To PRANCEverb

   Etymology: pronken, Dutch, to set one’s self to show.

   1. To spring and bound in high mettle.

   Here’s no fantastick mask, nor dance,
   But of our kids that frisk and prance;
   Nor wars are seen,
   Unless upon the green,
   Two harmless lambs are butting one the other. Henry Wotton.

   With mud fill’d high, the rumbling cart draws near,
   Now rule thy prancing steeds, lac’d charioteer. John Gay.

   Far be the spirit of the chace from them,
   To spring the fence, to rein the prancing steed. James Thomson.

   2. To ride gallantly and ostentatiously.

   The horses hoofs were broken by means of the prancings, the prancings of their mighty ones. Judges v. 22.

   I see
   Th’ insulting tyrant, prancing o’er the field,
   Strow’d with Rome’s citizens, and drench’d in slaughter,
   His horses hoofs wet with patrician blood. Addison.

   3. To move in a warlike or showy manner.

   We should neither have meat to eat, nor manufacture to cloathe us, unless we could prance about in coats of mail, or eat brass. Jonathan Swift.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Prance

   Prance is a surname.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. prance

   Prance refers to the action of moving with high, springy, exaggerated steps, typically in a joyful or energetic manner. It is often associated with horses when they move with high and light steps, but it can also refer to people or other animals exhibiting a similar behavior.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Pranceverb

   to spring or bound, as a horse in high mettle

2. Pranceverb

   to ride on a prancing horse; to ride in an ostentatious manner

3. Pranceverb

   to walk or strut about in a pompous, showy manner, or with warlike parade

4. Etymology: [OE. prauncen; probably akin to prank, v. t. See Prank.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Prance

   prans, v.i. to strut about in a showy or warlike manner: to ride showily: to bound gaily, as a horse.—adj. Pranc′ing, riding showily: springing or bounding gaily.—n. the action of a horse in rearing, bounding, &c.—adv. Pranc′ingly. [Prank.]

Military Dictionary and GazetteerRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. prance

   To spring or bound, as a horse in high mettle. To walk or strut about in a showy manner, or with warlike parade.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. PRANCE

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Prance is ranked #110825 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Prance surname appeared 159 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Prance.
   
   91.8% or 146 total occurrences were White.
   3.7% or 6 total occurrences were Black.

Matched Categories

1. • Move
   • Ride
   • Ride Horseback
   • Riding

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How to pronounce prance?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say prance in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of prance in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of prance in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of prance in a Sentence

1. Mickey Mehta:

   Bring back your innocence and be a child once more, spring back in life. Dance in the rains, prance in your pains, wonder at the stars and romance the skies & get in tune with natural rhythms & get naturalized. Grow and know in the lap of mother nature and be MickeyMized.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=prance
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Prance
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=prance
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prance
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/prance
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=prance
8. ^ Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/59563/pg59563-images.html
9. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html
10. ^ Usage in printed sources
    https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=prance