Sashay — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a square dance figure; partners circle each other taking sideways steps

(ballet) quick gliding steps with one foot always leading

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/sˈæʃeɪ/

🇬🇧British English

/sˈaʃeɪ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/sˈaʃeɪ/

2 syllables Say it as /sˈæʃeɪ/.

Examples

many summer excursions to the shore
it was merely a pleasure trip
after cautious sashays into the field

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

chasse jaunt prance expedition cock ruffle sidle junket tittup swagger strut excursion outing pleasure trip

Parts of Speech

noun	a square dance figure; partners circle each other taking sideways steps
noun	(ballet) quick gliding steps with one foot always leading
noun	a journey taken for pleasure “many summer excursions to the shore”
verb	move sideways
verb	to walk with a lofty proud gait, often in an attempt to impress others “He struts around like a rooster in a hen house”
verb	perform a chasse step, in ballet

Word Forms

chasse	verb	perform a chasse step, in ballet
sashay	verb	perform a chasse step, in ballet
excursionist	noun	a tourist who is visiting sights of interest
jaunt	verb	make a trip for pleasure
junket	verb	go on a pleasure trip
sashay	noun	(ballet) quick gliding steps with one foot always leading
swagger	noun	a proud stiff pompous gait
swaggerer	noun	someone who walks in an arrogant manner
prancer	noun	a mettlesome or fiery horse
prance	noun	a proud stiff pompous gait
strut	noun	a proud stiff pompous gait
chasse	noun	(ballet) quick gliding steps with one foot always leading

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

tänzeln

eine Square-Dance-Figur; Partner umkreisen einander und machen seitliche Schritte

🇪🇸Spanish

andar pavoneándose

una figura de danza cuadrada; Los socios se rodean dando pasos laterales.

🇵🇹Portuguese

dançando

uma figura de quadrilha; parceiros circulam uns aos outros dando passos laterais

🇷🇺Russian

Сашай

фигура кадрили; партнеры кружат друг вокруг друга, делая шаги в сторону

India

🇮🇳Tamil

சஷாய்

ஒரு சதுர நடன உருவம்; பங்குதாரர்கள் ஒருவரையொருவர் வட்டமிட்டு பக்கவாட்டாக அடியெடுத்து வைக்கின்றனர்

🇮🇳Telugu

సషాయ్

ఒక చదరపు నృత్య చిత్రం; భాగస్వాములు ఒకరినొకరు చుట్టుకొని పక్కకు అడుగులు వేస్తున్నారు

🇮🇳Gujarati

સશય

ચોરસ નૃત્ય આકૃતિ; પાર્ટનર્સ બાજુમાં પગલાં લેતા એકબીજાને વર્તુળ કરે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸಶಯ್

ಒಂದು ಚದರ ನೃತ್ಯ ಚಿತ್ರ; ಪಾಲುದಾರರು ಪರಸ್ಪರ ಸುತ್ತು ಹಾಕುತ್ತಾರೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

സാഷയ്

ഒരു ചതുരാകൃതിയിലുള്ള നൃത്തരൂപം; പങ്കാളികൾ പരസ്പരം വലയം ചെയ്യുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸਸ਼ੇ

ਇੱਕ ਵਰਗ ਡਾਂਸ ਚਿੱਤਰ; ਪਾਰਟਨਰ ਇੱਕ ਦੂਜੇ ਨੂੰ ਪਾਸੇ ਵੱਲ ਕਦਮ ਚੁੱਕਦੇ ਹੋਏ ਘੇਰਦੇ ਹਨ

🇵🇰Urdu

ساشے

ایک مربع رقص شخصیت؛ پارٹنر ایک دوسرے کے گرد گھیرا ڈالتے ہیں

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

萨沙伊

广场舞人物；伙伴们互相绕圈，侧身迈步

🇯🇵Japanese

ササイ

スクエアダンスのフィギュア。パートナーは横にステップを踏みながらお互いを囲みます

🇰🇷Korean

사샤이

스퀘어 댄스 피규어; 파트너는 옆으로 걸어가며 서로 원을 그리며 움직입니다.

🇹🇭Thai

ซาเชย์

รูปเต้นรำแบบสี่เหลี่ยม พันธมิตรล้อมวงกันโดยก้าวไปด้านข้าง

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

ساشاي

شخصية رقص مربعة. يدور الشركاء حول بعضهم البعض ويتخذون خطوات جانبية

🇮🇷Persian

ساشای

یک فیگور رقص مربع؛ شرکا دور همدیگر حلقه می زنند و گام های جانبی برمی دارند

🇮🇱Hebrew

סאשי

דמות ריקוד מרובע; בני זוג מקיפים זה את זה בצעדים הצידה

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