to pronk
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9.9
Jump straight up with all four legs stiff to show off or escape predators
- verb
- /prɒŋk/
- Specialized
:
brincar
- We watched as the gazelles began to pronk across the grassland, leaping into the air.
Examples
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Springbok often pronk to show off their agility to potential mates and predators.
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The gazelle pronked gracefully across the savannah.
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During the chase, the young antelope pronking made it more difficult for the cheetah to catch it.
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Did you see the deer pronk in the field?
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Springbok often pronk to show off their agility to potential mates and predators.
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We watched as the gazelles began to pronk across the grassland, leaping into the air.
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The gazelle pronked gracefully across the savannah.
Synonyms
to hop up
vsto pronk
23
4.4
To jump up quickly and lightly
jumps straight up with all legs stiff as a display or escape
How High
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word pronk comes from Afrikaans and Dutch pronk, which means 'to show off'. A helpful way to remember it is to think of prance, and animals pronk when they spring straight up with stiff legs to display or confuse predators.