intr.v. pronked, pronk·ing, pronks To leap or bound high in the air with the legs straight and the back arched, as do certain animals, especially the springbok. [Afrikaans, to show off, strut, from Dutch pronken, from Middle Dutch proncken, to walk ostentatiously, parade; akin to German prunken, to parade, show off, and Middle English pranken, to show off; see PRANK2.] |
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