jiving

Example Sentences

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"She used to love dancing. You'd put Elvis on and she'd be up jiving and dancing in the living room - now she still taps her foot," said Helen.

From BBC • Jan. 5, 2024

Today, the “damas” or “big mothers” as the dancers are known, can be found dancing in the early mornings and evenings, blasting stereos, waving fans and scarves, while jitterbugging, waltzing and jiving.

From Washington Post • Dec. 17, 2021

In Tenebaum’s hands he’s a mix of James Brown, Little Richard and the jiving genie in “Aladdin.”

From Seattle Times • May 26, 2017

The young guard Irving can call to mind a young Earl Monroe, a nervous breakdown collection of jiving sidesteps and spins and jukes.

From New York Times • Jun. 3, 2016

It was rather like someone’s dad turning up at the school disco and jiving awkwardly with the kids.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall