Synonyms of jitterbug

jitterbug

verb

as in to fox-trot

Related Words

• fox-trot
• waltz
• tango
• tap-dance
• boogie
• bop
• jig
• mambo
• jive
• shag
• polka
• shuffle
• shimmy
• prance
• gavotte
• strut
• dance
• twist
• trip
• tread
• step
• foot (it)
• hoof (it)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of jitterbug

Clifton Daniel, for instance, jitterbugged with an expertise that increased one’s respect for The New York Times. — Gloria Steinem, Vogue, 14 Feb. 2024

Linders says the audience for trad jazz can generally be put into three categories: There are swing dancers who are eager to jitterbug to some hot sounds. — Noah Schaffer, BostonGlobe.com, 21 Aug. 2023

Sanders had an uncanny ability to spin out of, cut back on or jitterbug his way through defenses, and while much of it was an innate trait few running backs in the history of football could match, Rivers said Sanders’ real secret was his ability to analyze defenses. — Dave Birkett, Detroit Free Press, 4 Mar. 2022

Franzke, who loved to jitterbug as a kid, served in the Navy from 1943 to 1945, flying Grumman TBF Avenger torpedo bombers off the carrier USS Saginaw Bay in the Pacific. — Meg Jones, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 6 Apr. 2020

Patrons could summon up Ellington for a coin and start jitterbugging. — Manohla Dargis, New York Times, 3 Apr. 2020

Patti jitterbugging to a Les Paul and Mary Ford record. — Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2020

Against these, Davis superimposes the bright, almost jitterbugging mosaic pattern on the mother’s spandex pants. — Sebastian Smee, Washington Post, 30 Jan. 2020

Bush caught a screen pass and jitterbugged past a diving tackler and exploded into the open field. — Zach Helfand, latimes.com, 13 Sep. 2017