English Explanatory Dictionary

prance

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To spring forward on the hind legs.
  2. To strut about in a showy manner.
noun
  1. A prancing movement.

Pronunciation

/pɹæn(t)s/ en-us-prance.ogg /pɹɑːn(t)s/

Word forms

prance prances prancing pranced

Etymology

From Middle English prancen, prauncen (“to prance”, literally “to show off”), variant of Middle English pranken (“to prank”), thus probably from the same ultimate root as prank. Cognate with Bavarian prangezen, prangssen (“to put on airs”), Alemannic German pranzen (“to strut”).

Derived words

pranceful prancer prancesome prancy

Translations

Arabic: اِسْتَنَاصَ Arabic: نَاصَ Bulgarian: изправям се на задни крака Catalan: alzinar Catalan: encabritar Chinese Mandarin: 騰躍 /腾跃 Danish: stejle Dutch: steigeren Esperanto: pranci French: se cabrer Italian: impennare Italian: fare un'impennata Occitan: se cabrar Occitan: se quilhar Portuguese: empinar Russian: встава́ть на дыбы́ Russian: станови́ться на дыбы́ Russian: встать на дыбы́ Spanish: encabritarse Spanish: escarcear Turkish: şahlanmak Turkish: şaha kalkmak Welsh: prancio
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