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dancing

  • present participle of dance.
  • a word derived from dance.

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In Naiguata, a small coastal town famous for its traditional "dancing devils" festival, Cesar Rendon, 49, a former inmate who lived in the town's halfway house, confides that he "unburdened himself" with Apostol.

From Barron's • Jul. 8, 2026

Its first half is filled with the optimistic insistence that dancing and love will save us all, while the second finds Madonna wrestling with bitterness and regret.

From Salon • Jul. 8, 2026

So it was kind of like dancing around that.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 7, 2026

Like tap dancing atop crocodiles, cold-water swimming is unlikely ever to become a mainstream pursuit.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 6, 2026

I often hear drumming and dancing and singing that goes on for hours.

From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar