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Toddle vs Prance - What's the difference?

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Toddle is a related term of prance.


As verbs the difference between toddle and prance

is that toddle is to walk unsteadily, as a small child does while prance is (of a horse) to spring forward on the hind legs.

As a noun prance is

(uncommon) the act of prancing.

toddle

English

Verb

  • To walk unsteadily, as a small child does.
  • To walk in a carefree manner.
    • There he was, just toddling along.

    Synonyms

    * totter

    Derived terms

    * toddler * toddle off

    prance

    English

    (rfimage)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (uncommon) The act of prancing.

    • Verb

  • (of a horse) To spring forward on the hind legs.
  • (colloquial, figuratively) To strut about.