Dictionary definition · prance
noun
- a proud stiff pompous gait
verb
- to walk with a lofty proud gait, often in an attempt to impress others"He struts around like a rooster in a hen house"
- spring forward on the hind legs"The young horse was prancing in the meadow"
- cause (a horse) to bound spring forward
- ride a horse such that it springs and bounds forward
Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).