prances

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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But we come to love Ava’s BFF Danica, who prances into obvious death traps wearing flimsy silver mules.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 18, 2025

Watch Weymouth’s perfect, tiny pointed-toe prances, adding soft punctuation to the beat.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 19, 2023

In The Unseen Queen, the BBC's beautiful documentary of family-filmed footage of the young princess, Lilibet prances and dances, pranks and laughs.

From BBC • Sep. 18, 2022

And sometimes Mitski’s charming prances around the stage in her flowy dress or pantomimed door-knocking in “Should’ve Been Me” warranted a snapshot.

From Washington Post • Mar. 29, 2022

Father leaps and prances around me, sniffing me and licking my fur.

From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz