"prance" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /pɹæn(t)s/ [US], /pɹɑːn(t)s/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: en-us-prance.ogg [US] Forms: prances [plural]
Rhymes: -æns, -ɑːns Etymology: From Middle English prancen, prauncen (“to prance”, literally “to show off”), variant of Middle English pranken (“to prank”), thus probably from the same ultimate root as prank. Cognate with Bavarian prangezen, prangssen (“to put on airs”), Alemannic German pranzen (“to strut”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|prancen}} Middle English prancen, {{m|enm|prauncen|lit=to show off|t=to prance}} prauncen (“to prance”, literally “to show off”), {{inh|en|enm|pranken|t=to prank}} Middle English pranken (“to prank”), {{m|en|prank}} prank, {{cog|bar|prangezen}} Bavarian prangezen, {{m|bar|prangssen||to put on airs}} prangssen (“to put on airs”), {{cog|gsw|pranzen||to strut}} Alemannic German pranzen (“to strut”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} prance (plural prances)
  1. A prancing movement.
    Sense id: en-prance-en-noun-FYAmrspA Categories (other): English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 50 45 5

Verb

IPA: /pɹæn(t)s/ [US], /pɹɑːn(t)s/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: en-us-prance.ogg [US] Forms: prances [present, singular, third-person], prancing [participle, present], pranced [participle, past], pranced [past]
Rhymes: -æns, -ɑːns Etymology: From Middle English prancen, prauncen (“to prance”, literally “to show off”), variant of Middle English pranken (“to prank”), thus probably from the same ultimate root as prank. Cognate with Bavarian prangezen, prangssen (“to put on airs”), Alemannic German pranzen (“to strut”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|prancen}} Middle English prancen, {{m|enm|prauncen|lit=to show off|t=to prance}} prauncen (“to prance”, literally “to show off”), {{inh|en|enm|pranken|t=to prank}} Middle English pranken (“to prank”), {{m|en|prank}} prank, {{cog|bar|prangezen}} Bavarian prangezen, {{m|bar|prangssen||to put on airs}} prangssen (“to put on airs”), {{cog|gsw|pranzen||to strut}} Alemannic German pranzen (“to strut”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} prance (third-person singular simple present prances, present participle prancing, simple past and past participle pranced)
  1. (of a horse) To spring forward on the hind legs. Tags: of a horse
    Sense id: en-prance-en-verb-1Xj-vkBx Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 63 37 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 50 45 5
  2. (colloquial, figuratively) To strut about in a showy manner. Tags: colloquial, figuratively Categories (topical): Gaits Translations (to strut): ходя важно (hodja važno) (Bulgarian), presumir (Catalan), spankulere (Danish), paraderen (Dutch), parader (French), pīkarikari (Maori), sprade (Norwegian), se palaissar (Occitan), se pavonar (Occitan), s'espompir (Occitan), pavonear-se (Portuguese), ва́жничать (vážničatʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), гарцева́ть (garcevátʹ) (english: on a horse) [imperfective] (Russian), kasılmak (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-prance-en-verb-ofw3Q~cX Disambiguation of Gaits: 36 13 51 Disambiguation of 'to strut': 7 93
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: prancesome, prancy Translations (of a horse): اِسْتَنَاصَ (istanāṣa) (Arabic), نَاصَ (nāṣa) (Arabic), изправям се на задни крака (izpravjam se na zadni kraka) (Bulgarian), alzinar (Catalan), encabritar (Catalan), stejle (Danish), steigeren (Dutch), pranci (Esperanto), se cabrer (French), impennare (Italian), fare un'impennata (Italian), se cabrar (Occitan), se quilhar (Occitan), empinar (Portuguese), встава́ть на, дыбы́ (vstavátʹ na, dybý) [imperfective] (Russian), станови́ться на дыбы́ (stanovítʹsja na dybý) [imperfective] (Russian), встать на дыбы́ (vstatʹ na dybý) [perfective] (Russian), encabritarse (Spanish), şahlanmak (Turkish), şaha kalkmak (Turkish)
Disambiguation of 'of a horse': 0 100

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  "etymology_text": "From Middle English prancen, prauncen (“to prance”, literally “to show off”), variant of Middle English pranken (“to prank”), thus probably from the same ultimate root as prank. Cognate with Bavarian prangezen, prangssen (“to put on airs”), Alemannic German pranzen (“to strut”).",
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        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "prancing",
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        "participle",
        "present"
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        "past"
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  ],
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To spring forward on the hind legs."
      ],
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        [
          "spring",
          "spring"
        ],
        [
          "forward",
          "forward"
        ],
        [
          "hind leg",
          "hind leg"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(of a horse) To spring forward on the hind legs."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "of a horse"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English colloquialisms",
        "English terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "John's daughter was prancing about the sitting room, practicing for her school dance.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To strut about in a showy manner."
      ],
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          "strut",
          "strut"
        ],
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          "showy",
          "showy"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(colloquial, figuratively) To strut about in a showy manner."
      ],
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        "colloquial",
        "figuratively"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "ipa": "/pɹæn(t)s/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-æns"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pɹɑːn(t)s/",
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        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɑːns"
    },
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      "audio": "en-us-prance.ogg",
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    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "istanāṣa",
      "sense": "of a horse",
      "word": "اِسْتَنَاصَ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "nāṣa",
      "sense": "of a horse",
      "word": "نَاصَ"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "izpravjam se na zadni kraka",
      "sense": "of a horse",
      "word": "изправям се на задни крака"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "of a horse",
      "word": "alzinar"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "of a horse",
      "word": "encabritar"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "of a horse",
      "word": "stejle"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "of a horse",
      "word": "steigeren"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "of a horse",
      "word": "pranci"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "of a horse",
      "word": "se cabrer"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "of a horse",
      "word": "impennare"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "of a horse",
      "word": "fare un'impennata"
    },
    {
      "code": "oc",
      "lang": "Occitan",
      "sense": "of a horse",
      "word": "se cabrar"
    },
    {
      "code": "oc",
      "lang": "Occitan",
      "sense": "of a horse",
      "word": "se quilhar"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "of a horse",
      "word": "empinar"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "vstavátʹ na, dybý",
      "sense": "of a horse",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "встава́ть на, дыбы́"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "stanovítʹsja na dybý",
      "sense": "of a horse",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "станови́ться на дыбы́"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "vstatʹ na dybý",
      "sense": "of a horse",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "встать на дыбы́"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "of a horse",
      "word": "encabritarse"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "of a horse",
      "word": "şahlanmak"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "of a horse",
      "word": "şaha kalkmak"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "hodja važno",
      "sense": "to strut",
      "word": "ходя важно"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "to strut",
      "word": "presumir"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "to strut",
      "word": "spankulere"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "to strut",
      "word": "paraderen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to strut",
      "word": "parader"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to strut",
      "word": "pīkarikari"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "to strut",
      "word": "sprade"
    },
    {
      "code": "oc",
      "lang": "Occitan",
      "sense": "to strut",
      "word": "se palaissar"
    },
    {
      "code": "oc",
      "lang": "Occitan",
      "sense": "to strut",
      "word": "se pavonar"
    },
    {
      "code": "oc",
      "lang": "Occitan",
      "sense": "to strut",
      "word": "s'espompir"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to strut",
      "word": "pavonear-se"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "vážničatʹ",
      "sense": "to strut",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "ва́жничать"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "english": "on a horse",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "garcevátʹ",
      "sense": "to strut",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "гарцева́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "to strut",
      "word": "kasılmak"
    }
  ],
  "word": "prance"
}

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    "English countable nouns",
    "English entries with topic categories using raw markup",
    "English lemmas",
    "English nouns",
    "English terms derived from Middle English",
    "English terms inherited from Middle English",
    "English terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "English terms with audio links",
    "English verbs",
    "Rhymes:English/æns",
    "Rhymes:English/æns/1 syllable",
    "Rhymes:English/ɑːns",
    "Rhymes:English/ɑːns/1 syllable",
    "en:Gaits"
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      },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
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        "lit": "to show off",
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      },
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      "name": "m"
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        "2": "enm",
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      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "prank"
      },
      "expansion": "prank",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "bar",
        "2": "prangezen"
      },
      "expansion": "Bavarian prangezen",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "bar",
        "2": "prangssen",
        "3": "",
        "4": "to put on airs"
      },
      "expansion": "prangssen (“to put on airs”)",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gsw",
        "2": "pranzen",
        "3": "",
        "4": "to strut"
      },
      "expansion": "Alemannic German pranzen (“to strut”)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle English prancen, prauncen (“to prance”, literally “to show off”), variant of Middle English pranken (“to prank”), thus probably from the same ultimate root as prank. Cognate with Bavarian prangezen, prangssen (“to put on airs”), Alemannic German pranzen (“to strut”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "prances",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {},
      "expansion": "prance (plural prances)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
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    {
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      ],
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        {
          "ref": "1915, D. H. Lawrence, The Rainbow",
          "text": "There seemed a little prance of triumph in his movement,",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A prancing movement."
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/pɹæn(t)s/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-æns"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pɹɑːn(t)s/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
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      "rhymes": "-ɑːns"
    },
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      "audio": "en-us-prance.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/6/6e/En-us-prance.ogg/En-us-prance.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6e/En-us-prance.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
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  "word": "prance"
}

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