waltz
noun
a ballroom dance, in moderately fast triple meter, in which the dancers revolve in perpetual circles, taking one step to each beat.
had been waltzing
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past perfect progressiveof waltz.past perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that was ongoing continuously in the past up until another past event interrupted it.
Example Sentences
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Howell told the court on Tuesday he and Mrs Stewart had been "waltzing in time" and she had always been in perfect harmony with him.
From BBC ● Feb. 15, 2011
The Tressillian had been waltzing with all her might, and had all the men in the room, Humbugandschwerinn himself included, round her.
From Beatrice Boville and Other Stories by Ouida
Sonia Danidoff, who had been waltzing with Thomery, was a little out of breath.
From Messengers of Evil Being a Further Account of the Lures and Devices of Fantômas by Pierre Souvestre
Hewet and Miss Allan, who had been waltzing somewhat laboriously, paused and greeted the newcomers.
From The Voyage Out by Virginia Woolf
After the greater part of the guests had arrived, and the dancing fairly commenced, Isabel, who had been waltzing, returned to the drawing-room.
From Isabel Leicester A Romance by Maude Alma by Maude Alma
