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Prancing vs Dancing - What's the difference?

prancing | dancing |

As verbs the difference between prancing and dancing

is that prancing is while dancing is .

As nouns the difference between prancing and dancing

is that prancing is the act of one who prances while dancing is the activity of taking part in a dance.

As an adjective prancing

is that prances.

prancing

English

Verb

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    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • that prances
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    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of one who prances.
  • * Bible, Judges 5:22
    • Then were the horse hoofs broken by the means of the prancings , the prancings of their mighty ones.

    dancing

    English

    Noun

  • The activity of taking part in a dance.
  • (historical) A dance club in France.
  • * 2001 , William A. Shack, Harlem in Montmartre: A Paris Jazz Story Between the Great Wars
    • New dancings pervaded the length and breadth of Montmartre in order to suit the taste of foreign patrons.
  • * 2003 , Jeffrey H. Jackson, Making Jazz French: Music and Modern Life in Interwar Paris (page 44)
    • Different dancings also attracted different crowds. Indeed, the diversity of dancers throughout the city makes drawing a detailed portrait of them difficult.

    Derived terms

    * belly dancing

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