prancing

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Trotting, prancing, and snorting as they came down the lane, they settled down once they were in the stable lot.

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  1. The rearing or capering action of a horse. Thrace feels thro' all her realms their furious course, Shook by the prancings of the thund'ring horse. Pitt, Æneid, xii.
  2. Rearing; bounding; capering; riding with gallant show. Now rule thy prancing steeds, lac'd charioteer. Gay, Trivia, ii. 528.

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  • The mare started prancing, and it took Jamie precious strength to get her calm again. —  Garwood, Julie - The Bride
  • As a person who's been to a few gentleman's establishments in the Philadelphia area, I'm sorry I never caught Britney cheetah-prancing or lap-dancing, but I'm assuming she never worked at Daydreams or Delilah's. —  Deadspin
  • No dancing, no prancing - this is the worst Christmas ever! —  Blog updates
  • Russell Brand - prancing here as frontman "Aldous Snow" - had better get his own starring vehicle soon. —  Entertainment Weekly's PopWatch
  • Not that the role involves too much pirouetting and prancing, more crop-swishing and conveying a state of physical ecstasy beyond the realms of ordinary folk's imaginations.
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Etymologies (2)

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  1. Verbal noun of prance, v.
  2. Ppr. of prance, v.
 

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