pranced
past simple and past participle ofprance
prance
verb
uk/prɑːns/us/præns/[I+ adv/prep]
towalkin anenergeticway and with moremovementthannecessary:
It'spathetictosee50-year-oldrockstarsprancingaroundonstageas if they were stillteenagers.
She pranced into theofficeanddemandedtospeakto themanager.
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When ahorseprances, ittakessmall,quickstepsandraisesitslegshigherthanusual.
Moving firmly on foot
- breeze
- clomp
- clump
- flounce
- goose step
- lope
- mark
- pace
- parade
- prance
- quick march!idiom
- sashay
- stamp
- stomp
- stride
- strut
- swagger
- swaggeringly
- unmounted
- waltz
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Examplesofpranced
pranced
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
The elephantpranceda while before moving off in another direction.
From theCambridge English Corpus
It had a long white mane, andprancedabove the ground and not on the earth itself.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.It is hard for an old man to go back to places where he'sprancedgoat-like in better times.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Madonna sang the original version of the song, andprancedaround the stage while showing her stomach.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Aliciaprancedaround ringside threatening everyone in sight.
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