waltzing

present participle of waltz

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for waltzing
Verb
  • The model of shuffling that the new result depends on, like Bayer and Diaconis’ before it, still assumes that the cards riffle down one by one, rather than in clumps.
    John Pavlus, Quanta Magazine, 17 June 2026
  • The Calgary Flames will play their final season at Scotiabank Saddledome before shuffling into Scotia Place in 2027.
    Julian McKenzie, New York Times, 10 June 2026
Verb
  • There is a bopping, rhythmic assonance to Ginsberg’s unspooling lines, more incantation than poetry.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 3 June 2026
  • After bopping around venues, the Jazz Showcase planted deeper roots under the Happy Medium in Streeterville, then the Blackstone Hotel.
    Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 27 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • My favorite way to work a Texas rig is jigging it.
    Derek Horner, Outdoor Life, 2 Apr. 2026
  • Notably, as Eric and Carol were chatting to Sara, BBC Studios was re-jigging its APAC division in order to bring Australia and Asia under one roof.
    Max Goldbart, Deadline, 14 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • The music video shows Rodrigo prancing around the actual Palace of Versailles, in a controversial babydoll dress singing about a boy looking like an angel on its walls.
    Hannah Abraham, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026
  • At a preview, the free-spirited French designer, who spent years at The Row before joining Hermès in 2014, spoke about the wide range of her inspirations while prancing barefoot in a makeshift showroom at a film studio complex in Culver City.
    José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 5 June 2026
Verb
  • There’s no games, no shucking and jiving, everybody is really bringing their A-game.
    Arushi Jacob, Variety, 15 May 2026
Verb
  • This year is yet another for the World Cup; Yu Masui and Takeji Hirakawa are still strutting their stuff, and Phil Oh, along with Acielle Tanbetova, will be documenting all the off-the-runway action.
    Irene Kim, Vogue, 13 June 2026
  • Several photos and videos of her strutting down the runway at PrettyLittleThing’s Miami Swim Week event have gone viral, sparking conversation about her transformation.
    Allison DeGrushe, StyleCaster, 11 June 2026
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“Waltzing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/waltzing. Accessed 19 Jun. 2026.

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