waltz
noun
a ballroom dance, in moderately fast triple meter, in which the dancers revolve in perpetual circles, taking one step to each beat.
is waltzing
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present progressiveof waltz (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Like the work of underappreciated Portland guitarist Marisa Anderson and L.A. transplant William Tyler, Cohen is waltzing with the spirits of Fahey and guitarist Sandy Bull — while reveling in her own fluid style.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 18, 2018
It’s not important, in the end, whether a child is waltzing to Tchaikovsky or to Strauss.
From The New Yorker ● Oct. 3, 2016
The most important thing is that she is waltzing.
From The New Yorker ● Oct. 3, 2016
There is a captivating passage in which a woodpecker inspires the animals of the forest to make a rhythmic chorus of clicks and clucks; the bird’s song is waltzing and wistful.
From New York Times ● Jun. 12, 2011
"That is Miss Fitzloom, then, whom my brother is waltzing with?" asked Lady Madeleine.
From Vivian Grey by Benjamin Disraeli, Earl of Beaconsfield
