[prans, prahns] 
verb, pranced, pranc⋅ing, noun | 1. | to spring from the hind legs; to move by springing, as a horse. |
| 2. | to ride on a horse doing this. |
| 3. | to ride gaily, proudly, or insolently. |
| 4. | to move or go in an elated manner; cavort. |
| 5. | to dance or move in a lively or spirited manner; caper. |
| 6. | to cause to prance. |
| 7. | the act of prancing; a prancing movement. |
| prance (prāns) v. pranced, pranc·ing, pranc·es v. intr.
To cause (a horse) to prance. n. The act or an instance of prancing. [Middle English prauncen.] pranc'er n., pranc'ing·ly adv. |