Antonyms for dancing

Grammar : Adj, verb

Spell : dans, dahns

Phonetic Transcription : dæns, dɑns

Definition of dancing

Origin : c.1300, from dance (v.).

As in subservient : adj extremely compliant
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 :

Papa used to think that she had no talent for anything but dancing.
Extract from : « Ester Ried Yet Speaking » by Isabella Alden

It came in a most casual voice, despite the dancing delight in her face.
Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana

Earlier in the evening there had been a Big Eating at Opata's, and now the men were dancing.
Extract from : « The Trail Book » by Mary Austin

"It was good Medicine, too," spoke up the oldest of the dancing women.
Extract from : « The Trail Book » by Mary Austin

At the last there were left three men and the dancing women.
Extract from : « The Trail Book » by Mary Austin

You hear them calling from the house-tops, and the beat of bare feet on the dancing places.
Extract from : « The Trail Book » by Mary Austin

The Countess, breathless from dancing, burst in upon the little group.
Extract from : « Chip, of the Flying U » by B. M. Bower

But dancing was the only feminine accomplishment with which she had any acquaintance.
Extract from : « Biographical Stories » by Nathaniel Hawthorne

Lady Glenthorn and her set were dancing, and I was tired of these sounds of gaiety.
Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 4 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth

She had been dancing, and she was warm and red, her hair blowzed about her head.
Extract from : « Howard Pyle's Book of Pirates » by Howard Pyle

Synonyms for dancing

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