dancing

  • 21dancing — [[t]dɑ͟ːnsɪŋ, dæ̱ns [/t]] ♦♦♦ N UNCOUNT When people dance for enjoyment or to entertain others, you can refer to this activity as dancing. All the schools have music and dancing as part of the curriculum... Let s go dancing tonight. ...dancing… …

    English dictionary

  • 22dancing — 1. adjective /ˈdæn.sɪŋ/ Describing something or someone that is currently in the act of dancing. (See entry at dance.) 2. noun /ˈdæn.sɪŋ/ The activity of dancing (see the verb dance) …

    Wiktionary

  • 23Dancing — Dan|cing 〈[ da:nsıŋ] od. [dæ̣n ] n. 15〉 Tanzveranstaltung (in Diskotheken u. Ä.) [engl.; zu dance „tanzen“] * * * Dan|cing […sɪŋ ], das; s, s [engl. dancing = das Tanzen, zu: to dance = tanzen < afrz. dancer]: 1. (bes. österr.) Tanzbar,… …

    Universal-Lexikon

  • 24dancing — n. aerobic; ballroom, social; belly; break; folk; tap dancing * * * [ dɑːnsɪŋ] ballroom belly break folk social tap dancing aerobic …

    Combinatory dictionary

  • 25dancing — danc|ing [ dænsıŋ ] noun uncount * the activity of moving your feet and your body in a pattern of movements that follows the sound of music: The celebrations will include fireworks and dancing. dancing classes …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 26dancing */ — UK [ˈdɑːnsɪŋ] / US [ˈdænsɪŋ] noun [uncountable] the activity of moving your feet and your body in a pattern of movements that follows the sound of music The celebrations will include fireworks and dancing. dancing classes …

    English dictionary

  • 27dancing —   Hulahula (ballroom).    ♦ Place reserved for dancing, dancing troupe, pā hula …

    English-Hawaiian dictionary

  • 28dancing — dance ► VERB 1) move rhythmically to music, typically following a set sequence of steps. 2) move in a quick and lively way. ► NOUN 1) a series of steps and movements that match the rhythm of a piece of music. 2) a social gathering at which people …

    English terms dictionary

  • 29Dancing — Dance Dance (d[.a]ns), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Danced}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Dancing}.] [F. danser, fr. OHG. dans[=o]n to draw; akin to dinsan to draw, Goth. apinsan, and prob. from the same root (meaning to stretch) as E. thin. See {Thin}.] 1. To move… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 30dancing — Amongst the Hebrews, and other ancient people, dancing was part of a religious ritual (Exod. 32:19), but the cultic dance of David wearing only a short linen ephod as he led the Ark [[➝ ark]] to Jerusalem (2 Sam. 6:14) was deemed by his wife… …

    Dictionary of the Bible