Synonyms of dancing

dancing

verb

present participle of dance

1

as in stepping

to perform a series of usually rhythmic bodily movements to music

she can't resist dancing to her favorite rock bands

Synonyms & Similar Words

• stepping
• waltzing
• strutting
• shuffling
• prancing
• footing (it)
• hoofing (it)
• boogying
• jigging
• bopping
• tap-dancing
• tripping
• jitterbugging
• tangoing
• shagging
• tripping the light fantastic
• shaking a leg
• shimmying
• jiving
• twisting
• treading
• fox-trotting
• mamboing
• gavotting
• polkaing

2

as in darting

to make an irregular series of quick, sudden movements

the lithe boxer danced around the ring, staying just out of the reach of his opponent

Synonyms & Similar Words

• darting
• flitting
• fluttering
• flicking
• flying
• flickering
• flirting
• scurrying
• zipping
• wandering
• sailing
• flittering
• speeding
• sprinting
• skipping
• roaming
• zooming
• scuttling
• scampering
• dashing
• zinging
• shooting
• skittering
• meandering
• scudding
• rambling

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• hanging
• floating
• hovering

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of dancing

As skirts got shorter and the Jazz Age changed how women dressed, women wanted to show off their feet and looked for secure shoes for dancing. — Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 27 Aug. 2026

Repetitive motifs in various shapes were her trademark, resembling netting, swirls or worms, but most often dots, dancing proudly on her canvases or as sparkling balls or dots of light in her installations in all their vibrant, psychedelic glory. — Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026

Outside of their life of crime, the first look gives a glimpse at the range of leisure activities available to the player — including shooting basketball, diving in the ocean, weightlifting, jet skiing and dancing at a strip club. — Angela Yang, NBC news, 27 Aug. 2026

There is something almost ritualistic about people gathering around music, dancing together and sharing the same energy. — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 25 Aug. 2026

The robot is seen taking out the trash, watering plants and dancing in promotional videos online. — Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2026

Jude gets a job at the club, and pivots from dancing to making pornography, much to the chagrin of Winnie, who later enters the adult video world herself. — Michael Schaub, Oc Register, 24 Aug. 2026

Kevin was seen dancing into the early morning with family friends on the last night of the cruise. — Curran Rastogi, ABC News, 24 Aug. 2026

There was dancing, drinks and dazzling artifacts at the de Young Museum Thursday night. — Andrea Nakano, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026