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prancing

VERB

cavort; show off

Synonyms

STRONGEST

gambol sashay strut swagger

STRONG

bound caper dance flounce frisk jump leap mince parade romp skip spring stalk step sweep tread

WEAK

foot it hoof it

Antonyms

STRONG

face

Example Sentences

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The Luce "looks like anything but a car from the prancing horse", he added.

From BBC • May 30, 2026

Yet the brand with the prancing horse logo took several years before deciding to throw its hat into the all-electric ring.

From Barron's • May 26, 2026

Suddenly, the rock god who only three years prior hit his commercial apex with “Let’s Dance,” a master of artistic shapeshifting who pioneered music videos long before MTV existed, was prancing around with Muppets.

From Salon • Jan. 24, 2026

And the groove, this time led by a simple, prancing line by Mr. Maynard, simulates the rhythmic movement of tidying up.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 6, 2026

Besides, she was too busy prancing around Jenkintown arm in arm with Mrs. Maroney to take any notice.

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan