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pronks

pronks is the third-person singular simple present indicative of pronk.

Meaning of pronk

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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Questions about pronks

What is pronks the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Pronks is the third-person singular simple present indicative of pronk.

Words near pronks in the dictionary

  1. pronities
  2. pronity
  3. pronk
  4. pronked
  5. pronking
  6. pronks
  7. pronociception
  8. pronociceptive
  9. pronograde
  10. pronoia
  11. pronoiae

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