hesitation waltz


noun
  1. a waltz based on the frequent use of a step that consists of a pause and glide.

Origin of hesitation waltz

1
First recorded in 1910–15

Words Nearby hesitation waltz

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How to use hesitation waltz in a sentence

  • She said that he must do the hesitation waltz as other people were doing.

    The House by the River | A. P. Herbert
  • Well, ring us up if you find the chairs doing a fox trot or hesitation waltz in the middle of the night, suggested Walter.