waltz
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3.4
- noun
- /wɔlts/
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- I'd like to ask my wonderful woman, my lovely wife, my bride, my best friend, to join me in a glorious midsummer night's waltz.
It competed with us and three men, the little lady and it competed with dances with waltz.
- It competed with us and three men, the little lady and it competed with dances with waltz.
Examples
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May I have a waltz?
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No one can pull off a waltz alone.
Academic text (2011) -
Would you be interested in a nice little waltz?
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The waltz is a beautiful thing, Miss Hotchkiss.
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Guests, sitting in ornate boxes, look down on the marble dance floor where a waltz is in progress.
Fiction book (2000) -
"Would you care to join your brother in a waltz before we depart, Nora?"
Fiction book (1998) -
I enjoyed your waltz.
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I do dance the waltz, the tango, the cha-cha, and the swing.
Fiction book (2002) -
Johanna and the captain danced almost every dance, first a Schottische, then a waltz, then a polka and a jenkka.
Fiction book (1992) -
At the turn of the century, couples elegantly glided across the ballroom floor to the enchanting waltz.
Synonyms
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9.9
A dance in three beats like a waltz with a strong first beat
Antonyms
How Graceful
Surface Forms
Etymology
Waltz comes from the German word Walzer, which comes from the verb walzen meaning 'to roll' or 'to turn'. Think of dancers rolling and turning smoothly around the room, which is why a waltz is a graceful turning dance.