Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to pronk
Participle: pronked
Gerund: pronking
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | pronk |
| you | pronk |
| he;she;it | pronks |
| we | pronk |
| you | pronk |
| they | pronk |
Perfect
| I | have pronked |
| you | have pronked |
| he;she;it | has pronked |
| we | have pronked |
| you | have pronked |
| they | have pronked |
Past
| I | pronked |
| you | pronked |
| he;she;it | pronked |
| we | pronked |
| you | pronked |
| they | pronked |
Pluperfect
| I | had pronked |
| you | had pronked |
| he;she;it | had pronked |
| we | had pronked |
| you | had pronked |
| they | had pronked |
Future
| I | will pronk |
| you | will pronk |
| he;she;it | will pronk |
| we | will pronk |
| you | will pronk |
| they | will pronk |
Future Perfect
| I | will have pronked |
| you | will have pronked |
| he;she;it | will have pronked |
| we | will have pronked |
| you | will have pronked |
| they | will have pronked |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | pronk |
| you | pronk |
| he;she;it | pronk |
| we | pronk |
| you | pronk |
| they | pronk |
Perfect
| I | have pronked |
| you | have pronked |
| he;she;it | have pronked |
| we | have pronked |
| you | have pronked |
| they | have pronked |
Imperfect
| I | pronked |
| you | pronked |
| he;she;it | pronked |
| we | pronked |
| you | pronked |
| they | pronked |
Pluperfect
| I | had pronked |
| you | had pronked |
| he;she;it | had pronked |
| we | had pronked |
| you | had pronked |
| they | had pronked |
Conditional
Present
| I | would pronk |
| you | would pronk |
| he;she;it | would pronk |
| we | would pronk |
| you | would pronk |
| they | would pronk |
Perfect
| I | would have pronked |
| you | would have pronked |
| he;she;it | would have pronked |
| we | would have pronked |
| you | would have pronked |
| they | would have pronked |
Imperative
| you | pronk |
| we | Let's pronk |
| you | pronk |
Verbs conjugated like 'pronk'
abandon,
abduct,
abear,
aberr,
abject,
abord,
abort,
abound,
abraid,
abray,
abrook,
abscind,
abscond,
absist,
absorb,
abstain,
abstract,
accend,
accent,
accept, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'pronk'
cronk,
plonk,
prank,
prink,
prong,
apron,
bonk,
brank,
brock,
brook,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
From Afrikaans pronk (“to show off, strut, or prance”), from Dutch pronken (“to show off, be flamboyant”). See also prank. See: Dutch '
pronken'.
Sample Sentences
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Like stotting, pronking is a signal of medium excitation and is performed more often by fawns than by adults (1, 16). [1991, Richard Estes, The Behavior Guide to African Mammals: Including Hoofed Mammals, Carnivores, Primates, Univ of California Press, →ISBN, page 83:]
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Why do Springbok pronk? Pronking is the jumping up in the air they are famous for. Various theories exist, equating pronking to fitness displays. Most of the pronking is done by young animals and […] [2004, Sean Nicholson, Namibian Wildlife - An Alternative Guide for the Traveller on Safari, Lulu.com, →ISBN, page 14:]