gavotte

Definition of gavottenext

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Verb
  • While this is a luxury resort, expect your fellow guests to be dressed in snowpants and ski boots more often than not—don’t be shy to waltz through the lobby in your long johns.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Mar. 2026
  • Which was why, at the very end, when Gordon tuned in on the wireless to a dance band and Robert was supposed to waltz Olwyn about the room, Stella had no patience with St Ives’s reaction to Geoffrey’s ten-second delay in putting on the gramophone record.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 13 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Eliminating even more discomfort by only having one cord to tango with is a win for me.
    Carin Ryan, Travel + Leisure, 3 Mar. 2026
  • Debicki's character brings up the events of the first movie, wherein Cliff and Leonardo DiCaprio's Rick Dalton — the Hollywood actor Cliff doubled for on screen — tangoed with the Manson Family.
    Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • My favorite way to work a Texas rig is jigging it.
    Derek Horner, Outdoor Life, 2 Apr. 2026
  • There’s nothing more fun than dropping a bait or artificial lure down and vertically jigging.
    Harry Spampinato, Outside, 6 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • This breathless, busy sci-fi adventure ram-jams through space, time and the past 50 years of popular cinema history as our characters bop from planet to planet, making various stops and side quests.
    Katie Walsh, Twin Cities, 4 Apr. 2026
  • The first summer Mike joined us for our annual pilgrimage to Watch Hill, Rhode Island—the last summer my dad was able to travel—the two of them spent hours bopping around the pastel-colored shops.
    Ashley Parker, The Atlantic, 4 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Growing up in a military family, Vogel shuffled between the East Coast and Europe every two to three years.
    Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Apr. 2026
  • The Bruins are shuffling off to Buffalo.
    Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 15 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • From flocked wallcovering in my bathroom, to shag carpet in my bedroom, to the ribbed velvet corduroy sofa in the den, texture was everywhere.
    Tessa Cooper, Southern Living, 25 Feb. 2026
  • At Baylor, players shag their own balls.
    Gabby Herzig, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • My dad—who always loved to dance—heard the beat and began to boogie his way through the front door.
    Ashley Parker, The Atlantic, 4 Apr. 2026
  • But Indiana had some competition: Lawmakers and dealmakers in both Illinois and Iowa have boogied to get their own incentive packages in order.
    Kayla Dwyer, IndyStar, 19 Feb. 2026
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“Gavotte.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gavotte. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.

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