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
New Year’s Eve brought music and dancing to the central square.
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Lizzie Johnson, New Yorker, 25 Apr. 2026
The Moon is in your sign dancing beautifully with Mercury, Mars and Saturn, encouraging you to make sensible, practical plans for the future, especially related to travel, publishing, medicine and the law.
—Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 24 Apr. 2026
The scene where Niall watches Ruben dancing in their bedroom, was that choreographed?
—K.j. Yossman, Variety, 24 Apr. 2026
Fitzpatrick hails from Ireland’s County Meath and began dancing at the age of 8.
—Tribune News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Apr. 2026
But the star of the show is the Maanya, the speciality restaurant, where guests dine to the strains of the sitar, with light dancing off the thikri work on the walls.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026
Goalie change Despite Buffalo coach Lindy Ruff dancing around the subject, Alex Lyon was in the starter’s net at the Sabres’ morning skate and the 33-year-old Yale man was replaced Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen, who had a disastrous Game 2.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 23 Apr. 2026
The video, directed by Gus Black and co-starring Madeline Argy and Gavin Casalegno, sees Sombr performing the track while during by dancing ballerinas.
—Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 17 Apr. 2026
Regarding his mother, Peltz Beckham accused Victoria of abruptly pulling out of making wife Nicola's wedding dress, as well as dancing inappropriately at the wedding ceremony.
—Edward Segarra, USA Today, 16 Apr. 2026
Lizzie Johnson, New Yorker, 25 Apr. 2026
The Moon is in your sign dancing beautifully with Mercury, Mars and Saturn, encouraging you to make sensible, practical plans for the future, especially related to travel, publishing, medicine and the law.
—Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 24 Apr. 2026
The scene where Niall watches Ruben dancing in their bedroom, was that choreographed?
—K.j. Yossman, Variety, 24 Apr. 2026
Fitzpatrick hails from Ireland’s County Meath and began dancing at the age of 8.
—Tribune News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Apr. 2026
But the star of the show is the Maanya, the speciality restaurant, where guests dine to the strains of the sitar, with light dancing off the thikri work on the walls.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026
Goalie change Despite Buffalo coach Lindy Ruff dancing around the subject, Alex Lyon was in the starter’s net at the Sabres’ morning skate and the 33-year-old Yale man was replaced Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen, who had a disastrous Game 2.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 23 Apr. 2026
The video, directed by Gus Black and co-starring Madeline Argy and Gavin Casalegno, sees Sombr performing the track while during by dancing ballerinas.
—Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 17 Apr. 2026
Regarding his mother, Peltz Beckham accused Victoria of abruptly pulling out of making wife Nicola's wedding dress, as well as dancing inappropriately at the wedding ceremony.
—Edward Segarra, USA Today, 16 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dancing
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This isn't the first time Ambudkar has shared his experience stepping away from Hamilton.—
Dave Quinn,
PEOPLE,
20 Apr. 2026
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Companies are betting that humanoid robots powered by the latest AI models can eventually prove capable of stepping directly into workplaces designed for humans while flexibly tackling a wider range of tasks.—
Jeremy Hsu,
ArsTechnica,
20 Apr. 2026
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From corners, Bromley pack the six-yard box, with multiple players darting towards its centre.—
Anantaajith Raghuraman,
New York Times,
23 Apr. 2026
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The hungry sharks surrounded Barley in the clips, leaping out of the water and quickly darting around his Sea-Doo.—
Charna Flam,
PEOPLE,
17 Apr. 2026
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This commentary was not from a wonkish TikToker nor a network pundit but from TMZ, the merciless purveyor of celebrity dirt, which published the images of Graham after a citizen vacationer noticed the senator flitting through the theme park and sent pictures.—
Paula Mejía,
New Yorker,
15 Apr. 2026
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Blake Lively, Leighton Meester, and Chace Crawford catapulted to fame playing the scheming social butterflies flitting around Gossip Girl's Upper East Side.—
Rachel DeSantis,
Entertainment Weekly,
6 Apr. 2026
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Wasn’t there anyone in a position to at least stop him from strutting into a high-profile race for governor?—
Michelle Cottle,
Mercury News,
16 Apr. 2026
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Hadid last sported a mushroom brown hair color with lighter blonde ends in February while strutting the runway at the Ralph Lauren fashion show during New York Fashion Week.—
Lara Walsh,
InStyle,
13 Apr. 2026
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Kick your legs in small up-and-down fluttering motions while keeping your lower back flat and abs tight throughout.—
Jakob Roze,
Health,
8 Apr. 2026
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Video from the scene hours after the fire first erupted showed ash fluttering through the air and burned paper in the yards of homes across the street from the warehouse.—
Joy Benedict,
CBS News,
7 Apr. 2026
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Of course, no rotation shuffling is imminent with Rodón expected to make at least three rehab starts and Cole moving at a slower pace following Tommy John surgery.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
22 Apr. 2026
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The famed Rendezvous Ballroom dance floor was so packed, couples would have to do their moves in a close embrace, posture upright while doing short half steps, swiftly shuffling their feet as the partners stepped out and in, over and over, in a rhythmic swing.—
Laylan Connelly,
Oc Register,
19 Apr. 2026
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Maza drew in Hamburg players before flicking the ball on for Kofane, who lashed it into the top-left corner.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
4 Mar. 2026
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The name Dekopin in Japanese refers to flicking someone on the forehead with a finger, typically as a lighthearted punishment or joke.—
Ryan Brennan,
Miami Herald,
24 Feb. 2026
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Having conceded twice in a losing effort last weekend at Portland for their first blemish of the year, LAFC met up with an Earthquakes (7-1-0, 21 points) team that was flying high under sporting director and head coach Bruce Arena.—
Josh Gross,
Daily News,
20 Apr. 2026
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The Bruins teammates didn’t pack any of their belongings before flying to New York to attend the draft, but after another cross-country flight home to Los Angeles, the pair had barely 24 hours to put their entire lives in boxes before heading back to the East Coast to join the Connecticut Sun.—
Emily Adams,
Hartford Courant,
20 Apr. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Dancing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dancing. Accessed 25 Apr. 2026.
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