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

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

The dead were dancing, jiving when Biggar gave them lead with a penalty from halfway after Brown had held on after a tackle.

From The Guardian • Sep. 26, 2015

She winds her way through to me as the band pipes up with a fresh jiving number.

From "X: A Novel" by Ilyasah Shabazz