prancing

1. (dated, now uncommon) that prancesExamples: "when great Aunt Ryder was exhausted with carrying her little nephews pick-a-back, Aunt Ellen was always willing to become a 'gee-gee' or riding-horse in her place, although certainly one of no very prancing and fiery temperament."; "But what was the good of saying that to him when he was on his high horse — a very prancing steed?"; "he jammed his second-best sword into the empty scabbard; he ordered out his wildest, tallest, most prancing and dancing parade horse"dateduncommon