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dancing

  • /ˈdɑːns.ɪŋ/ Cockney, Estuary English, Jamaica
  • /ˈdæns.ɪŋ/ US
  • [dɛə̯ns.ɪŋ]
  • [deə̯ns.ɪŋ]

Rhymes with -ɑːnsɪŋ, -ænsɪŋ

Where it comes from

From dance + -ing. The sense "dance club" is from French dancing, a pseudo-anglicism derived from English dance + -ing.

noun dancings

  1. countable, uncountable The activity of taking part in a dance.
  2. countable, historical, uncountable A dance club in France. New dancings pervaded the length and breadth of Montmartre in order to suit the taste of foreign patrons.

verb

  1. gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of dance

adjective more dancing · most dancing

  1. That dances

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: active, terpsichore, ballroom, ballet, waltz, tango, choreography, choreographer, prom, troupe, cheer, jumping, ball, jump, skipping, belly

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noun activity of dancing

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"dancing." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/dancing. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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dancing. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/dancing

Chicago

"dancing." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/dancing.

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@misc{dancing_2026,
  title = {dancing},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/dancing},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}