Cakewalk (Verb)
Meaning
Perform the cakewalk dance.
Classification
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.
Examples
- The jazz musicians performed a lively duet while the dancers prepared to cakewalk across the wooden floor.
- The instruction manual taught beginners how to cakewalk, including essential steps and synchronized movements.
- During the minstrel show, the entire cast joined in to cakewalk with exaggerated steps and infectious grins.
- On summer nights, communities used to gather on the lawn where couples would cakewalk hand-in-hand under dim lanterns.
- The elderly couple who met at a social dance still enjoyed social gatherings where they would cakewalk, twirling and spinning with laughter.