pronk
/prɒŋk/
verb
- (of an antelope or other animal) to leap into the air with all four legs stiff and straight, often as a display or to signal danger.
- When the predator approached, the herd started to pronk in unison.
- The young gazelle began to pronk across the open plain.
- Tourists watched in delight as the springbok would pronk high above the grass.
noun
- A stiff-legged leap performed by an animal, especially an antelope.
- The fawn's first pronk was wobbly but energetic.
- Each pronk lifted the antelope several feet off the ground.
- Photographers waited hours to capture a single pronk on camera.