waltz
noun
a ballroom dance, in moderately fast triple meter, in which the dancers revolve in perpetual circles, taking one step to each beat.
waltzes
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pluralof waltz.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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present tense formof waltz (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
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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Wallace soon waltzes into the room to take over, having accessorised his usual clothes with a larger-than-life sparkling red bow tie.
From BBC ● Dec. 7, 2024
No wonder Woodward is still writing all these books; the guy’s just trying to enjoy his canapés, and the country’s top military officer waltzes over to share choice content like this.
From Slate ● Oct. 19, 2024
However, it’s Brooks who waltzes in and steals the whole movie out from under everyone else with her sly, spirited Sofia.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 22, 2023
It waltzes right indoors, and right to the shiny refreshed kitchen and new family room, where it meets its dazzling friend teal.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 20, 2023
When she listened to the waltzes of Pietro Crespi she felt the same desire to weep that she had had in adolescence, as if time and harsh lessons had meant nothing.
From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
