- present participle of prance.
prancing
Example Sentences
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Hwang gathered along with 30 neighbours for a session in August, practising how to pay hospital bills at mock kiosks, patting a prancing robot dog, or asking their phones: "Gemini, tell me about tomorrow's weather."
From Barron's ● Sep. 14, 2026
He was prancing about and really getting into it.
From Salon ● Jul. 31, 2026
On May 14, almost exactly 43 years later, the track was No. 1 again, prancing to the top of Spotify’s global chart following the release of the biopic “Michael.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 3, 2026
Two prancing horses on the front perhaps a nod to the surrounding cattle-grazing and sugarcane fields.
From BBC ● Mar. 14, 2025
They were the most magnificent animals I had ever seen—red horses, blue horses, horses of all colors—draped in gold and flowers, heads high, hooves raised as if prancing to the music.
From "Milkweed" by Jerry Spinelli
