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
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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
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Recent Examples of dancing
The pre-match party was packed with hundreds of people at the Discovery Center with Caribbean music, Haitian food and plenty of dancing.
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Dan Snyder, CBS News, 19 June 2026
Season 5 opens with Roddy dancing through London.
—K.j. Yossman, Variety, 19 June 2026
The light is dancing magically over the water making everything look luminous.
—Alysia Reiner, Flow Space, 18 June 2026
And also to revisit a lovesick Gael García Bernal and Timothée Chalamet dancing to the Psychedelic Furs.
—Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 12 June 2026
Fiction can be tempting when facts prove elusive, and Tannahill’s series cherishes dancing between the demanding allure of the unknown and the fearful certainty of what can happen when pursuing it.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 12 June 2026
This is a story of a community that lived joyfully and out loud, dancing to Spanish verse set to Afro-Caribbean rhythms.
—Rev. José Rodriguez, The Orlando Sentinel, 12 June 2026
An elderly woman recalling dancing with her husband, now gone.
—Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 11 June 2026
There was dancing around (and on) the tables.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 11 June 2026
Dan Snyder, CBS News, 19 June 2026
Season 5 opens with Roddy dancing through London.
—K.j. Yossman, Variety, 19 June 2026
The light is dancing magically over the water making everything look luminous.
—Alysia Reiner, Flow Space, 18 June 2026
And also to revisit a lovesick Gael García Bernal and Timothée Chalamet dancing to the Psychedelic Furs.
—Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 12 June 2026
Fiction can be tempting when facts prove elusive, and Tannahill’s series cherishes dancing between the demanding allure of the unknown and the fearful certainty of what can happen when pursuing it.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 12 June 2026
This is a story of a community that lived joyfully and out loud, dancing to Spanish verse set to Afro-Caribbean rhythms.
—Rev. José Rodriguez, The Orlando Sentinel, 12 June 2026
An elderly woman recalling dancing with her husband, now gone.
—Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 11 June 2026
There was dancing around (and on) the tables.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 11 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dancing
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In lieu of medication, Pantoliano followed doctor's orders by stepping outside for a casual walk every day.—
Tracy Wright,
FOXNews.com,
15 June 2026
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People standing in front of the car doors must move aside to let passengers off first—even if that means briefly stepping off the train and onto the platform.—
Claudia Fisher,
Travel + Leisure,
15 June 2026
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When New York last reached the NBA Finals in 1999, Brunson was just 3 years old, darting around locker rooms while his father, Rick Brunson, was a backup point guard for the Knicks.—
Alaa Elassar,
CNN Money,
13 June 2026
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Everyone else is darting glances back and forth between us.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 June 2026
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This year is yet another for the World Cup; Yu Masui and Takeji Hirakawa are still strutting their stuff, and Phil Oh, along with Acielle Tanbetova, will be documenting all the off-the-runway action.—
Irene Kim,
Vogue,
13 June 2026
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Several photos and videos of her strutting down the runway at PrettyLittleThing’s Miami Swim Week event have gone viral, sparking conversation about her transformation.—
Allison DeGrushe,
StyleCaster,
11 June 2026
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Early mornings at Mukwa are quiet, with mist rising off the river and birds flitting along the river bank.—
Sarah Kingdom,
Forbes.com,
17 May 2026
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In the garden, bumblebees, hummingbirds, and butterflies can be found flitting among the dazzling blooms.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
10 May 2026
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The model of shuffling that the new result depends on, like Bayer and Diaconis’ before it, still assumes that the cards riffle down one by one, rather than in clumps.—
John Pavlus,
Quanta Magazine,
17 June 2026
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The Calgary Flames will play their final season at Scotiabank Saddledome before shuffling into Scotia Place in 2027.—
Julian McKenzie,
New York Times,
10 June 2026
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In Second Nature, scientists theorize that Darwin couldn’t help but impose his own heterosexual ideations on animal reproduction, mainly that animals only copulate for the purposes of reproduction, with males being the aggressors and females fluttering their eyelids behind lace fans, or something.—
Rachel Brodsky,
Rolling Stone,
20 June 2026
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Twice during the game at the Lincoln Financial Field, the Brazil fans unfurled a fluttering banner celebrating five icons of five World Cup-winning teams; Didi, Garrincha, Pele, Romario and Ronaldo.—
James Horncastle,
New York Times,
20 June 2026
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The Americans were less cohesive without Pulisic in the second half, but Reyna still added the finishing touch by gliding into the box and toe-flicking home his first World Cup goal.—
Greg Beacham,
Chicago Tribune,
13 June 2026
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Starting in place of Edin Dzeko (shoulder) and Haris Tabakovic (undisclosed), Lukic was in a ideal position to cap a set piece with captain Sead Kolasinac flicking along a header off Ivan Basic’s corner kick.—
John Wawrow,
Hartford Courant,
12 June 2026
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After flying overnight from San Antonio back to the Big Apple, Jose Alvarado, also a native New Yorker, took part in a local Puerto Rican Day Parade, and the mayor joined him in the fun.—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
15 June 2026
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Videos circulating online show Eduarda flying through the air, both arms outstretched, in the moments before her death.—
Alicia Victoria Lozano,
NBC news,
15 June 2026
Cite this Entry
“Dancing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dancing. Accessed 22 Jun. 2026.
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