jitterbugged
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past participleof jitterbug.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
jitterbugnouna strenuously acrobatic dance consisting of a few standardized steps augmented by twirls, splits, somersaults, etc., popular especially in the early 1940s and performed chiefly to boogie-woogie and swing. -
past tense formof jitterbug.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
jitterbugnouna strenuously acrobatic dance consisting of a few standardized steps augmented by twirls, splits, somersaults, etc., popular especially in the early 1940s and performed chiefly to boogie-woogie and swing.
Example Sentences
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Reynolds jitterbugged with their mother to “Mom” by Meghan Trainor “because she taught me how to jitterbug,” they said.
From New York Times ● Nov. 19, 2021
Bush caught a screen pass and jitterbugged past a diving tackler and exploded into the open field.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2017
At one, in Mold, in Flintshire, they jived and jitterbugged all day long at a 1950s-themed do.
From BBC ● Jun. 5, 2012
I hadn’t taken a test on anything since college, so anxieties I hadn’t felt in a long time jitterbugged their way through my stomach.
From Slate ● Jan. 12, 2012
The bottles started bubbling, gently at first, but then they began to shake faster and faster until the whole table jitterbugged.
From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia
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