waltz
noun
a ballroom dance, in moderately fast triple meter, in which the dancers revolve in perpetual circles, taking one step to each beat.
waltzed
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past participleof waltz.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof waltz.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
waltznouna ballroom dance, in moderately fast triple meter, in which the dancers revolve in perpetual circles, taking one step to each beat.
Example Sentences
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A group of break dancers waltzed through the stage as rapper Shaboozey joined Caton in the vocals, who used a guitar similar to the one his character used in the movie.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 15, 2026
Wirtz waltzed through a pack of Newcastle defenders and squared for Ekitike to prod past Nick Pope.
From Barron's ● Jan. 31, 2026
It also saw her save one last curtain-raising dance for Chris McCausland, the blind Scouse comedian who she waltzed to victory with in last year's contest - winning a Bafta in the process.
From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2025
Back in March, however, security staff waltzed in and confiscated four standalone PCs that were networked to an inkjet printer, one after another, leaving us with typewriters to type our legal work.
From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2024
The hero, Captain Burin, was writing home from the battlefield to the one he had waltzed with in the first chapter, the one he loved.
From "Abel's Island" by William Steig
