prance
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++prance /prɑːns $ præns/ verb [intransitive] 1 [always + adverb/preposition]WALK to walk or dance with high steps or large movements, especially in a confident way 趾高气扬地走,昂首阔步prance around We used to prance around our bedroom pretending to be pop stars. 我们以前常常在卧室里神气地走来走去,假装自己是流行歌星。2. HBADSHif a horse prances, it moves with high steps 〔马〕腾跃→ See Verb table
Examples from the Corpus
prance• Like a demented cheerleader he pranced and hopped before dotting the ball down to the amusement of team-mate Will Greenwood.• Soon after the goats ate the berries, they began prancing around with unusual gusto.• The lone horse pranced flimsily on.• On the side of the cockpit scuttle is emblazoned a yellow shield with a black prancing horse.• The lively cast of seven, backed up by a three-piece band, energetically prances through this material.• Consider Cinderella with her glass coach and prancing white horses.prance verbChinese
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prance
prance /prɑːns $ præns/
verb [intransitive]
1. [always + adverb/preposition] to walk or dance with high steps or large movements, especially in a confident way
prance around
We used to prance around our bedroom pretending to be pop stars.
2. if a horse prances, it moves with high steps
prance /prɑːns $ præns/
verb [intransitive]1. [always + adverb/preposition] to walk or dance with high steps or large movements, especially in a confident way
prance around
2. if a horse prances, it moves with high steps