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waltz

/wɔːlts/ · noun

Meaning

  1. A ballroom dance in 3/4 time.
  2. A piece of music for this dance (or in triple time).
  3. A simple task.
  4. To dance the waltz (with).
  5. (usually with in, into, around, etc.) To move briskly and unhesitatingly, especially in an inappropriately casual manner, or when unannounced or uninvited.
  6. To accomplish a task with little effort.
  7. To move with fanfare.

Etymology / origin

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Related words

valse(English)waltz around(English)dancing(English)dance(English)counterfeiting(English)counterfeit(English)danse(English)twirl(English)quickstep(English)foxtrot(English)mazurka(English)polka(English)

Descendant words

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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