pronk

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A gait or a leap in which all four legs are used to push off the ground at once.
动词 v.
  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).

词形变化

pronks present,singular,third-person pronking participle,present pronked participle,past pronked past prong alternative pronks plural prong alternative

词源

词源 1
From Afrikaans pronk (“to show off, strut, or prance”), from Dutch pronken (“to show off, be flamboyant”). See also prank.
词源 2
From Afrikaans pronk (“to show off, strut, or prance”), from Dutch pronken (“to show off, be flamboyant”). See also prank.
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