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

The clips of the event that surfaced show male dancers in cowboy hats dancing and stripping on stage, reports the Daily Mail. — Sean Joseph Outkick, FOXNews.com, 22 Oct. 2026

Sure, Jenna is a pro and Alan is a great partner, but chemistry takes time to build and still these two are dancing as a unit by Monday night. — Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 21 Oct. 2026

Charli was the smiling face of a platform that amplified those pressures, twerking and twirling like the girl in The Red Shoes who couldn’t stop dancing. — Nancy Jo Sales, HollywoodReporter, 21 Oct. 2026

Music has never been more globalized — and Saint Lucia is dancing its way to the center of the global stage. — Kyle Denis, Billboard, 20 Oct. 2026

The film features drunken sing-alongs and dancing with abandon in the family kitchen. — Clayton Davis, Variety, 15 Oct. 2026

Eventually a fourth joins the group, dancing with a tiny, glowing stick figure seemingly attached to its belly. — Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026

Swank shared the news in a creative Instagram video of herself, husband Philip Schneider, and their three-year-old twins dancing in the dark with glow sticks affixed to their bodies. — Kathleen Perricone, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Oct. 2026

Gonzales began dancing Mexican folklórico at just 3 years old in Puebla, Mexico. — Ashley Paul, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026