waltznoun [ C ]
uk/wɒls/us/wɑːls/a formal dance in which two people holding each other move around a large room, turning as they go, or a piece of music with three beats in a bar written for this style of dancing
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Dance & choreography
- arabesque
- ballerina
- ballet
- ballet shoe
- ballroom dancing
- ceilidh
- corps de ballet
- dance
- dance studio
- dancer
- fandango
- flamenco
- mosh
- pirouette
- pointes
- polka
- prima ballerina
- quickstep
- strut your stuff idiom
- war dance
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waltzverb
uk/wɒls/us/wɑːls/waltz verb (WALK)
[ I usually + adv/prep ] informal to walk somewhere quickly and confidently, often in a way that annoys other people:
You can't just waltz into my bedroom without knocking - it's private!
My idiot husband has gone and waltzed off with my car keys and left me without any way to get to work!
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Moving firmly on foot
- breeze
- clump
- flounce
- goose step
- lope
- march
- not break your stride idiom
- pace
- parade
- prance
- quick march! idiom
- sashay
- stamp
- stomp
- stride
- strut
- stump
- surefooted
- swagger
- troop
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waltz verb (DANCE)
[ I ] to dance a waltz
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Dance & choreography
- arabesque
- ballerina
- ballet
- ballet shoe
- ballroom dancing
- ceilidh
- corps de ballet
- dance
- dance studio
- dancer
- fandango
- flamenco
- mosh
- pirouette
- pointes
- polka
- prima ballerina
- quickstep
- strut your stuff idiom
- war dance
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Phrasal verb(s)
waltz through sth