prance

Nouns

(n) a proud stiff pompous gait strut, swagger,

Verbs

(v) to walk with a lofty proud gait, often in an attempt to impress others
- He struts around like a rooster in a hen house
strut, swagger, tittup, sashay, cock, ruffle,
(v) spring forward on the hind legs
- The young horse was prancing in the meadow
(v) cause (a horse) to bound spring forward
(v) ride a horse such that it springs and bounds forward

Synonyms

strut swagger tittup sashay cock ruffle

Words of close approximity

prang prank

prancer