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Word entry · 6 letters

prance

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"Step jauntily"

6 letters · collected on this word page

6 lettersPronunciation /ˈpɹɑːns/Part of speech noun, verbSorted acenprStarts with PEnds with E1 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. a proud stiff pompous gait

Word origin

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”).

Used in a sentence

  • John's daughter was prancing about the sitting room, practicing for her school dance.
  • There seemed a little prance of triumph in his movement,

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