prancing
/ˈpɹæn.sɪŋ/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.61 in modern English
13
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "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"
- "Then were the horse hoofs broken by the means of the prancings, the prancings of their mighty ones."
Regional Pronunciation
- British English: /ˈpɹæn.sɪŋ/