What is another word for prances?

Pronunciation: [pɹˈansɪz] (IPA)

Prances are a playful and elegant movement of an animal or person. It's a graceful way of walking or running which conveys joy and enthusiasm. There are many synonyms for the term "prances" that can be used depending on the context. Some of these synonyms include gallop, skip, bounce, hop, scamper, trot, dance, jog, pitter-patter, frisk, frolic, and cavort. These words are all playful and fun, and can describe different types of movements with varying levels of intensity. Choose the appropriate synonym for each situation to add flair to your writing and create vivid imagery.

What are the hypernyms for Prances?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

Usage examples for Prances

Just as the strongest Ministry prances on to ruin if the Opposition gives no effective check, so it was with Napoleon.
"The Life of Napoleon I (Volumes, 1 and 2)"
John Holland Rose
Why does he doff his clothes joyfully, 110 As he skips, and prances, and flaps his wing, As he sidles, leers, and twirls his sting, And dares, as he is, to appear?
"The Complete Poetical Works of Percy Bysshe Shelley Volume III"
Percy Bysshe Shelley Edited by Thomas Hutchinson, M. A.
All shooting is forbidden by the French law, and of course a French proprietor feels it a horrible outrage that while he is not allowed to shoot, some young English officer prances over his ground and bags his hares.
"The Adventure of Living"
John St. Loe Strachey

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