Past tense of prance
regular verb
The past tense of prance is pranced. The past participle is also pranced.
Forms of prance
| Base form (V1) | prance /ˈpɹɑːns/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | pranced |
| Past participle (V3) | pranced |
| Present participle | prancing /ˈpɹæn.sɪŋ/ |
| Third person singular | prances |
Pranced in a sentence
- But he never bawled and pranced and wallowed in mud and came home in the arms of shouting larrikins.1938, Xavier Herbert, “Psychological Effect of a Solar Topee”, in Capricornia […], New York, N.Y.; London: D[aniel] Appleton-Century…. From the entry larrikin
- The mare and her foals, as though executing a spirited folk dance, pranced with loud whickerings among the guests.1935, Mazo de la Roche, Young Renny. From the entry whickering
- As the chanting rose to a deafening pitch, as the black mages pranced about and sprinkled us with foul fluids, all the corpses fibrillated wildly.1996, w:S. P. Somtow [pseudonym; Somtow Papinian Sucharitkul], The Pavilion of Frozen Women, London: Vista, published 1997, →ISBN, page 156. From the entry black mage
- Once our scene started, he kneeled for me to collar him and pranced around the floor on a leash, eagerly sat up, barked, and rolled over on command.2015, Lux Alani, “On Authenticity”, in The Little Vanilla Book, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 2. From the entry puppyplay
Meaning of prance
- verb To spring forward on the hind legs.
- verb To strut about in a showy manner.
- noun A prancing movement.
Questions about the past tense of prance
- What is the past tense of prance?
- The past tense of prance is pranced.
- What is the past participle of prance?
- The past participle of prance is pranced.
- Is prance a regular or irregular verb?
- Prance is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.
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