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Dancing

noun/dˈɪpsɐkˌeɪsiː/
Definition
taking a series of rhythmical steps (and movements) in time to music
move in a graceful and rhythmical way
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/dˈɪpsɐkˌeɪsiː/
🇬🇧British English
/dˈansɪŋ/
🇮🇳Indian English
/dˈansɪŋ/
2 syllables Say it as /dˈɪpsɐkˌeɪsiː/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Parts of Speech
nountaking a series of rhythmical steps (and movements) in time to music
verbmove in a graceful and rhythmical way
“The young girl danced into the room”
verbmove in a pattern; usually to musical accompaniment; do or perform a dance
“My husband and I like to dance at home to the radio”
verbskip, leap, or move up and down or sideways
“Dancing flames”
Word Forms
danceverbmove in a pattern; usually to musical accompaniment; do or perform a dance
terpsichoreanadjectiveof or relating to dancing
saltateverbleap or skip, often in dancing
dancernouna person who participates in a social gathering arranged for dancing (as a ball)
dancenouna party for social dancing
dancingnountaking a series of rhythmical steps (and movements) in time to music
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
Tanzen
eine Reihe rhythmischer Schritte (und Bewegungen) im Takt der Musik ausführen
🇫🇷French
dansant
faire une série de pas (et de mouvements) rythmés au rythme de la musique
🇪🇸Spanish
baile
tomar una serie de pasos (y movimientos) rítmicos al ritmo de la música
🇮🇹Italian
ballare
facendo una serie di passi ritmici (e movimenti) a tempo con la musica
🇳🇱Dutch
dansen
het nemen van een reeks ritmische stappen (en bewegingen) in de maat op muziek
🇵🇹Portuguese
dança
dando uma série de passos rítmicos (e movimentos) no ritmo da música
🇷🇺Russian
танцы
выполнение серии ритмичных шагов (и движений) в такт музыке
India
🇮🇳Hindi
नृत्य
संगीत के समय में लयबद्ध कदमों (और आंदोलनों) की एक श्रृंखला लेना
🇧🇩Bengali
নাচ
সঙ্গীতের সময় ছন্দময় পদক্ষেপ (এবং নড়াচড়া) একটি সিরিজ গ্রহণ
🇮🇳Tamil
நடனம்
இசைக்கு சரியான நேரத்தில் தொடர்ச்சியான தாள படிகளை (மற்றும் இயக்கங்கள்) எடுத்துக்கொள்வது
🇮🇳Telugu
నృత్యం
సంగీతానికి సమయానికి లయబద్ధమైన దశలను (మరియు కదలికలు) తీసుకోవడం
🇮🇳Marathi
नृत्य
संगीताच्या वेळेत तालबद्ध पावले (आणि हालचालींची) मालिका घेणे
🇮🇳Gujarati
નૃત્ય
સંગીત માટે સમયસર લયબદ્ધ પગલાં (અને હલનચલન) ની શ્રેણી લેવી
🇮🇳Kannada
ನೃತ್ಯ
ಸಂಗೀತಕ್ಕೆ ಸಮಯಕ್ಕೆ ಲಯಬದ್ಧ ಕ್ರಮಗಳನ್ನು (ಮತ್ತು ಚಲನೆಗಳು) ತೆಗೆದುಕೊಳ್ಳುವುದು
🇮🇳Malayalam
നൃത്തം
സംഗീതത്തിലേക്കുള്ള ഒരു കൂട്ടം താളാത്മക ചുവടുകൾ (ചലനങ്ങളും) എടുക്കുന്നു
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਨੱਚਣਾ
ਸੰਗੀਤ ਦੇ ਸਮੇਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਤਾਲਬੱਧ ਕਦਮਾਂ (ਅਤੇ ਅੰਦੋਲਨਾਂ) ਦੀ ਇੱਕ ਲੜੀ ਨੂੰ ਲੈਣਾ
🇵🇰Urdu
رقص
موسیقی کے لیے وقت کے ساتھ تال کے مراحل (اور حرکات) کا سلسلہ
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
跳舞
随着音乐的节奏采取一系列有节奏的步骤(和动作)
🇯🇵Japanese
ダンシング
音楽に合わせて一連のリズミカルなステップ(および動作)を行うこと
🇰🇷Korean
댄스
음악에 맞춰 일련의 리드미컬한 단계(및 동작)를 수행합니다.
🇻🇳Vietnamese
khiêu vũ
thực hiện một loạt các bước (và chuyển động) nhịp nhàng theo nhạc
🇹🇭Thai
การเต้นรำ
ทำตามขั้นตอนจังหวะ (และการเคลื่อนไหว) ตามลำดับเวลากับดนตรี
🇮🇩Indonesian
tarian
mengambil serangkaian langkah (dan gerakan) berirama mengikuti irama musik
🇵🇭Filipino
pagsasayaw
pagkuha ng isang serye ng mga maindayog na hakbang (at mga paggalaw) sa oras sa musika
🇲🇾Malay
menari
mengambil satu siri langkah berirama (dan pergerakan) mengikut masa mengikut muzik
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
الرقص
اتخاذ سلسلة من الخطوات (والحركات) الإيقاعية في الوقت المناسب مع الموسيقى
🇮🇷Persian
رقصیدن
برداشتن یک سری گام های ریتمیک (و حرکات) به موقع برای موسیقی
🇹🇷Turkish
dans
Müziğe zamanında bir dizi ritmik adım (ve hareket) atmak
🇮🇱Hebrew
ריקוד
לוקח סדרה של צעדים (ותנועות) קצביים בזמן למוזיקה
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'dancing'?
The primary meaning of 'dancing' is 'taking a series of rhythmical steps (and movements) in time to music'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'dancing' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'dancing' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'dancing' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'dancing' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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