pronking

Verb

pronk (third-person singular simple present pronks, present participle pronking, simple past and past participle pronked)

1. To jump with all four limbs at once.
   • Like stotting, pronking is a signal of medium excitation and is performed more often by fawns than by adults (1, 16).1991, Richard Estes, The Behavior Guide to African Mammals: Including Hoofed Mammals, Carnivores, Primates, Univ of California Press, →ISBN, page 83

   Synonyms:

   stot, leap

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