Dance (Verb)
Meaning 1
Skip, leap, or move up and down or sideways; "Dancing flames"; "The children danced with joy".
Classification
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.
Examples
- The campers danced around the campfire under the starry night sky.
- At the party, everyone danced when their favorite song started playing.
- Rain droplets on the windowpane danced rapidly down as the storm intensified.
- Goldfish in the bowl danced at the surface of the water in anticipation of food.
- Children danced excitedly in their backyard with large colorful balloons.
Meaning 2
Move in a pattern; usually to musical accompaniment; do or perform a dance; "My husband and I like to dance at home to the radio".
Classification
Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing.
Examples
- They dance every night to the music at the club.
- She loves to dance with her friends and go to concerts on the weekends.
- My grandfather used to dance at weddings, but now he is too old.
- With the lights dimmed, they began to dance to the soft melody.
- Local children would dance around the fountain in front of the city hall on summer evenings.
Synonyms
Hyponyms
- Contredanse
- Break-dance
- Break
- Mosh
- Bebop
- Rumba
- Thrash
- Tap
- Slam
- Country-dance
- Contra Danse
- Waltz Around
Related Words
Meaning 3
Move in a graceful and rhythmical way; "The young girl danced into the room".
Classification
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.
Examples
- The kids danced in the backyard under the stars on warm summer nights.
- As the lights came on, she danced across the floor to meet her partner.
- Her feelings overflowed, and she danced down the aisle to meet her groom.
- The couple danced by the ocean as the sun dipped below the horizon.
- Aurora danced along to her favorite song as she was cooking breakfast.