waltz
noun
a ballroom dance, in moderately fast triple meter, in which the dancers revolve in perpetual circles, taking one step to each beat.
waltzing
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present participleof waltz.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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Gen. Ken Paxton released an ad depicting two of his opponents for a Senate seat — Republican Sen. John Cornyn and Democratic Rep. Jasmine Crockett — waltzing and swinging.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 18, 2026
The Tennessee Titans trailed the Arizona Cardinals 21-3 at one point, and the deficit was about to get even bigger when running back Emari Demercado was waltzing toward the end zone for a 71-yard score.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2025
The courtly gentleman guided women around the floor to big band standards with all the aplomb of teenage boys waltzing at a cotillion dance they’ve been forced to attend by their parents.
From Salon ● Jul. 4, 2025
"I was not waltzing across a stage and practising my Shakespearean prose."
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2024
She went waltzing out the kitchen and had the nerve to stick out her tongue at me.
From "145th Street: Short Stories" by Walter Dean Myers
