as in to strut
to walk with exaggerated arm and leg movements
pranced across the room dressed in an outrageous costume
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There were multiple dance breaks and sections where Megan pranced and posed and worked her angles.
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Deborah Sengupta Stith, Austin American-Statesman, 14 June 2024
Her hope is that the Lions will let her tag along for a bit in a floppy throwback outfit, a living, prancing contrast to the mostly mediocre old days before the team was 12-1 and finding ways to win instead of inventing ways to lose.
—Neal Rubin, Detroit Free Press, 12 Dec. 2024
Brown broke free one play later and pranced into the end zone for a 31-yard rushing score.
—Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 2 Nov. 2024
As Eve runs to go find some sort of help, Tilly prances in Nick’s blood and licks some of it up for good measure.
—Erin Qualey, Vulture, 2 Oct. 2024
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Deborah Sengupta Stith, Austin American-Statesman, 14 June 2024
Her hope is that the Lions will let her tag along for a bit in a floppy throwback outfit, a living, prancing contrast to the mostly mediocre old days before the team was 12-1 and finding ways to win instead of inventing ways to lose.
—Neal Rubin, Detroit Free Press, 12 Dec. 2024
Brown broke free one play later and pranced into the end zone for a 31-yard rushing score.
—Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 2 Nov. 2024
As Eve runs to go find some sort of help, Tilly prances in Nick’s blood and licks some of it up for good measure.
—Erin Qualey, Vulture, 2 Oct. 2024
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“Prance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prance. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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