1. To walk with a lofty proud gait, often in an attempt to impress others
   - tittup, swagger, ruffle, strut, sashay [N. Amer], cock 
2. Spring forward on the hind legs
   "The young horse was prancing in the meadow" 
3. Cause (a horse) to bound spring forward 
4. Ride a horse such that it springs and bounds forward

1. A proud stiff pompous gait
   - strut, swagger

Derived forms: pranced, prancing, prances

See also: prancer

Type of: gait, go, locomote, move, ride, ride horseback, sit, travel, walk

Encyclopedia: Prance

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