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Antonyms for danced


Grammar : Verb
Spell : dans, dahns
Phonetic Transcription : dæns, dɑns



Definition of danced

Origin :
  • c.1300, from dance (v.).
  • As in jerk : verb move with lurch
  • As in play : verb have fun
  • As in prance : verb cavort; show off
  • As in shimmer : verb glisten
  • As in skip : verb bounce or jump over
  • As in sparkle : verb glitter, shine
  • As in step : verb move foot to walk
  • As in caper : verb frolic, cavort
  • As in shimmy : verb shake
  • As in cavort : verb frolic, prance
  • As in skitter : verb skip
  • As in dandle : verb caress, cuddle
  • As in drift : verb move aimlessly
  • As in flicker : verb sparkle, flutter
  • As in flit : verb flutter, move rapidly
  • As in flutter : verb wave rapidly, flap
  • As in frisk : verb cavort
  • As in hop : verb jump on one leg
  • As in hover : verb hang, float over
Example sentences :
  • He dislikes to have me visit Aspasia; and was angry because I danced with Alcibiades.
  • Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child
  • She danced around it, she repeated constantly: "This bush is like me; it is like me!"
  • Extract from : « The Dream » by Emile Zola
  • She danced around in such excitement that Fritz barked wildly.
  • Extract from : « The Little Colonel » by Annie Fellows Johnston
  • They sang and they danced by instinct and as an expression of social feeling.
  • Extract from : « The Book of Old English Ballads » by George Wharton Edwards
  • The flowers of the hillside all awakened, and they, too, danced and sang.
  • Extract from : « A Little Book of Profitable Tales » by Eugene Field
  • But they had other measures, too, and they danced them very prettily.
  • Extract from : « A Little Book of Profitable Tales » by Eugene Field
  • He could have danced for joy; yet, when Mr. Minturn said, "Well, will you come?"
  • Extract from : « Tip Lewis and His Lamp » by Pansy
  • Annabel danced round and about him, provokingly eluding his grasp.
  • Extract from : « The Channings » by Mrs. Henry Wood
  • She shrieked, she laughed, she danced, she flew with him round and round.
  • Extract from : « The Channings » by Mrs. Henry Wood
  • Alice danced gracefully and well, but not so well as Walter.
  • Extract from : « Alice Adams » by Booth Tarkington

Synonyms for danced

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