dancing

NOUN

dance

Synonyms

STRONGEST

disco samba tango waltz

STRONG

Charleston boogie conga foxtrot frolic hop hustle jig jitter jitterbug jive jump leap one-step promenade rhumba spin step swing tap twist two-step

WEAK

boogie down bunny hop cut a rug foot it get down rock n' roll trip the light fantastic

Example Sentences

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A first win, a first clean sheet, fans clad in yellow dancing in the stands.

From BBC • Jun. 20, 2026

While Major League Baseball has been sweating over pitch clocks, ghost runners and the Automated Ball-Strike Challenge System, the Savannah Bananas have been juggling, dancing, cartwheeling along the baselines and running to first on stilts.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 18, 2026

I fell in love with swing dance in a high-school class in Oregon and have been dancing it ever since.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 15, 2026

Although it was their first listen, the song’s catchy chorus already had fans dancing along.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 15, 2026

It was full and round as a loaf of Gypsy cake, and bright enough to cast long, dancing shadows on the grass.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood