polka
noun
a lively couple dance of Bohemian origin, with music in duple meter.
polkaing
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present participleof polka.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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The waltzing, polkaing, etc., appeared to me a most ridiculous and indecent exhibition; and it was a long time before this feeling wore off.
From The Thistle and the Cedar of Lebanon by Habeeb Risk Allah
I saw them as I was polkaing past upon my trusty steed just now.
From Lonesome Town by Ethel Dorrance
The vigor of polkaing and church-going are proportioned; as is the one so is the other.
From The Wit and Humor of America, Volume II. (of X.) by Marshall Pinckney Wilder
She may not always be waltzing or polkaing, but if she is conventionally sound she is sure to be in a whirl.
From The Opinions of a Philosopher by Robert Grant
