Synonyms for waltz
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : wawlts |
| Phonetic Transcription : wɔlts |
Définition of waltz
Origin :- dance performed to music in triple time, 1781, from German Waltzer, from walzen "to roll, dance," from Old High German walzan "to turn, roll," from Proto-Germanic *walt- (cf. Old Norse velta), from PIE root *wel- "to turn, revolve" (see volvox). Described in 1825 as "a riotous and indecent German dance."
- noun dance
- She knew how to waltz and she could dance the polka and the schottishe.
- Extract from : « Changing Winds » by St. John G. Ervine
- He was wondering why the interest in the Gaelic language was not so strong as the interest in the waltz.
- Extract from : « Changing Winds » by St. John G. Ervine
- The trees of the forest seemed to waltz around me in mazy circles.
- Extract from : « The Continental Monthly, Vol. 4, No. 2, August, 1863 » by Various
- Jack De Baron would be there, and would want to know why she would not waltz.
- Extract from : « Is He Popenjoy? » by Anthony Trollope
- You don't mean to say she ought to waltz, or dance stage dances?
- Extract from : « Is He Popenjoy? » by Anthony Trollope
- "No doubt she was wrong to waltz after what you told her," said Lady Sarah.
- Extract from : « Is He Popenjoy? » by Anthony Trollope
- I thought that I was dancing a waltz with an enormously tall woman.
- Extract from : « A Master of Mysteries » by L. T. Meade
- So, if you're ready, boys, we'll just waltz down to Thompson's and pack up the shanty.
- Extract from : « Devil's Ford » by Bret Harte
- The first notes of a Hungarian waltz floated in from the next room.
- Extract from : « The Child of Pleasure » by Gabriele D'Annunzio
- His waltz, at his will, either melted his partner into a dream, or whirled her into a frenzy!
- Extract from : « The Young Duke » by Benjamin Disraeli
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