Prance — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a proud stiff pompous gait

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

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pɹˈæns/

🇬🇧British English

/pɹˈans/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pɹˈans/

1 syllable Say it as /pɹˈæns/.

Examples

He struts around like a rooster in a hen house
The young horse was prancing in the meadow

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

cock ruffle tittup swagger strut sashay

Parts of Speech

noun	a proud stiff pompous gait
verb	to walk with a lofty proud gait, often in an attempt to impress others “He struts around like a rooster in a hen house”
verb	spring forward on the hind legs “The young horse was prancing in the meadow”
verb	cause (a horse) to bound spring forward
verb	ride a horse such that it springs and bounds forward

Word Forms

strut	verb	to walk with a lofty proud gait, often in an attempt to impress others
prance	verb	to walk with a lofty proud gait, often in an attempt to impress others
swagger	verb	to walk with a lofty proud gait, often in an attempt to impress others
swagger	noun	a proud stiff pompous gait
swaggerer	noun	someone who walks in an arrogant manner
prancer	noun	a mettlesome or fiery horse
prance	noun	a proud stiff pompous gait
strut	noun	a proud stiff pompous gait

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

tänzeln

ein stolzer, steifer, pompöser Gang

🇫🇷French

caracoler

une démarche fière, raide et pompeuse

🇪🇸Spanish

cabriola

un andar orgulloso, rígido y pomposo

🇮🇹Italian

impennarsi

un'andatura orgogliosa, rigida e pomposa

🇳🇱Dutch

steigeren

een trotse, stijve, pompeuze gang

🇵🇹Portuguese

empinar

um andar orgulhoso e pomposo

🇷🇺Russian

гарцевать

гордая, напыщенная походка

India

🇮🇳Hindi

उछल-कूद

एक गर्वित कठोर आडम्बरपूर्ण चाल

🇮🇳Tamil

பிரான்ஸ்

ஒரு பெருமைமிக்க கடினமான ஆடம்பரமான நடை

🇮🇳Telugu

ప్రాన్స్

ఒక గర్వంగా గట్టి ఆడంబరమైన నడక

🇮🇳Marathi

प्रन्स

एक अभिमानास्पद ताठ पोम्पस चालणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

પ્રૅન્સ

એક ગૌરવપૂર્ણ સખત આડંબરી ચાલ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪ್ರಾನ್ಸ್

ಹೆಮ್ಮೆಯ ಗಟ್ಟಿಯಾದ ಆಡಂಬರದ ನಡಿಗೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പ്രാൻസ്

പ്രൗഢിയുള്ള കടുപ്പമേറിയ ആഡംബരപൂർണമായ നടത്തം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਪ੍ਰੈਂਸ

ਇੱਕ ਮਾਣ ਵਾਲੀ ਸਖ਼ਤ ਆਲੀਸ਼ਾਨ ਚਾਲ

🇵🇰Urdu

پرنس

ایک قابل فخر سخت پومپوس چال

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

腾跃

骄傲、僵硬、浮夸的步态

🇯🇵Japanese

飛び跳ねる

誇らしげで硬い尊大な歩き方

🇰🇷Korean

도약

자랑스럽고 뻣뻣한 거만한 걸음걸이

🇻🇳Vietnamese

nhảy nhót

một dáng đi khoa trương cứng rắn đầy kiêu hãnh

🇹🇭Thai

ท่าทางร่าเริง

ท่าเดินที่โอ้อวดอย่างภาคภูมิใจ

🇮🇩Indonesian

berjingkrak

gaya berjalan yang sombong dan kaku

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

قفزة

مشية قاسية فخورة

🇮🇷Persian

شوخی

یک راه رفتن پر غرور و سفت

🇹🇷Turkish

şaha kalk

gururlu, sert, görkemli bir yürüyüş

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְפַזֵז

הליכה נוקשה גאה

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