VERB | motion | prance, tittup, swagger, ruffle, strut, sashay, cock | to walk with a lofty proud gait, often in an attempt to impress others |
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motion | prance | spring forward on the hind legs | |
motion | prance | cause (a horse) to bound spring forward | |
motion | prance | ride a horse such that it springs and bounds forward | |
NOUN | act | prance, strut, swagger | a proud stiff pompous gait |
Sounds | prae'ns | |
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Rhymes | advance ... trance: 20 rhymes with aens... |
Meaning | A proud stiff pompous gait. | |
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Synonyms | strut, swagger | |
Broader | gait | A person's manner of walking |
Spanish | contoneo, pavoneo | |
Verbs | prance | to walk with a lofty proud gait, often in an attempt to impress others |
Meaning | To walk with a lofty proud gait, often in an attempt to impress others. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s PP | |
Model | The children prance to the playground | |
Synonyms | tittup, swagger, ruffle, strut, sashay, cock | |
Broader | walk | Use one's feet to advance |
Spanish | contonearse, pavonearse | |
Catalan | ballar, capalçar-se, culejar, encabritar-se, faronejar, fer el tifa, giravoltar, presumir, remenar el cul, rumbejar, saltar | |
Nouns | prance | a proud stiff pompous gait |
prancer | a mettlesome or fiery horse |
Meaning | spring forward on the hind legs. | |
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Pattern | Something ----s | |
Broader | travel, go, move, locomote | change location |
Similar to | prance | Cause (a horse) to bound spring forward |
Meaning | Cause (a horse) to bound spring forward. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
Category | riding, horseback riding | Travel by being carried on horseback |
riding, horseback riding, equitation | The sport of siting on the back of a horse while controlling its movements | |
Broader | ride, sit | Sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions |
Similar to | prance | spring forward on the hind legs |
Meaning | ride a horse such that it springs and bounds forward. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s | |
Category | riding, horseback riding | Travel by being carried on horseback |
riding, horseback riding, equitation | The sport of siting on the back of a horse while controlling its movements | |
Broader | ride horseback | ride on horseback |
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