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

But dancers take the stage too because when Cubans play music, there will assuredly be dancing. — Scott Hocker, TheWeek, 30 Sep. 2026

Instead, everyone in the main room is dancing under a glistening disco ball to the syncopations of Riva, a three-piece comprised of a psychedelic saxophonist, drummer and keyboardist. — Mary Carreon, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2026

It’s been said that writing about music is like dancing about architecture. — Richard Lawson, HollywoodReporter, 30 Sep. 2026

Schoonmaker’s inventiveness produced one of the movie’s most memorable scenes, where Turturro and Eric Stoltz’s characters talk while dancing. — Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 29 Sep. 2026

That could include lighting candles while focusing on an intention or incorporating movement through activities such as dancing, walking or hiking. — ABC News, 24 Sep. 2026

After dancing a promising cha-cha on week 1, Bersten and his season 35 partner, Giada De Laurentiis, found themselves in the bottom three following a disappointing salsa. — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 24 Sep. 2026

The pretty-in-pink concept (a hit in London) is the city’s clubland, replete with retro music, disco lights and lots of dancing in the aisles. — Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 23 Sep. 2026

East Bay Times reported attendees sipping matcha lattes while dancing and socializing at a daytime San Jose event. — Ashley Lynch, Kansas City Star, 21 Sep. 2026