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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That said, one of the biggest events to kick off the season is New York fashion week—giving everyone a reason to prance around the city in their finest fits.
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Samantha Mims, Essence, 4 Sep. 2024
The Butcher locks in for Summertime Butch, a project that captures the Buffalo heavy lyrically prancing across ten tracks filled with plug talk and nods to his opulent lifestyle.
—Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 9 Aug. 2024
Saturday Night Live star Chloe Fineman also channeled her inner Raygun in her own TikTok, dressing up in a jumpsuit similar in color to Team Australia’s and prancing her way around a gym.
—EW.com, 12 Aug. 2024
The sight of nude-looking cat people prancing around in fur that looks to have been airbrushed onto their skin is by itself a small miracle of audacity.
—Stephanie Zacharek, TIME, 30 July 2024
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Samantha Mims, Essence, 4 Sep. 2024
The Butcher locks in for Summertime Butch, a project that captures the Buffalo heavy lyrically prancing across ten tracks filled with plug talk and nods to his opulent lifestyle.
—Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 9 Aug. 2024
Saturday Night Live star Chloe Fineman also channeled her inner Raygun in her own TikTok, dressing up in a jumpsuit similar in color to Team Australia’s and prancing her way around a gym.
—EW.com, 12 Aug. 2024
The sight of nude-looking cat people prancing around in fur that looks to have been airbrushed onto their skin is by itself a small miracle of audacity.
—Stephanie Zacharek, TIME, 30 July 2024
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“Prance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prance. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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