noun, verb ·Common ·High school level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The activity of taking part in a dance. countable, uncountable
2. 2
   taking a series of rhythmical steps (and movements) in time to music wordnet
3. 3
   A dance club in France. countable, historical, uncountable

   "New dancings pervaded the length and breadth of Montmartre in order to suit the taste of foreign patrons."

Verb

1. 1
   present participle and gerund of dance form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

All synonyms

aflickerballetballeticbeamingbeatificbeatified

Example

More examples

"When did you see her dancing with him?"

Related phrases

Cotswold morris dancingHighland dancingIrish step dancingballroom dancingbarn dancingbelly dancingborder dancingbreak dancingbreak-dancingcountry dancingdad dancingdad-dancing

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