Pronk (verb and noun)
1. (Of a quadruped) To jump straight up, with all four legs leaving the ground at once.
2. A jump of this kind.
The sheep pronked in panic when the dog came too close to them.
The animal suddenly leapt into the air with a spectacular pronk.
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Very nice word, Audiendus. At first I thought it was a nonce word, but after looking deeper I found out that it is from Afrikaans. A synonym is "stot."
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