- present participle of prance.
prancing
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Hwang gathered along with 30 neighbours for a session in August, practising how to pay hospital bills at mock kiosks, patting a prancing robot dog, or asking their phones: "Gemini, tell me about tomorrow's weather."
From Barron's ● Sep. 14, 2026
I found myself more carefully applying makeup in my hotel room before prancing down to the hotel bar.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026
Earlier in the evening, she performed a brief, bright rendition of “Man I Need,” prancing in time with her band for a crowd dense with stars.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
He was prancing about and really getting into it.
From Salon ● Jul. 31, 2026
When Mr. Lincoln wanted to know about the army, the real army, not those prancing dummies in gold braid, he turned to Private Trask.
From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck
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