Meaning

A ballroom dance in 3/4 time..

Definitions by Sense

1. A ballroom dance in 3/4 time.
2. A piece of music for this dance (or in triple time).
3. (informal) A simple task.
4. (intransitive, transitive) To dance the waltz (with).
5. (intransitive, transitive, usually with in, into, around, etc.) To move briskly and unhesitatingly, especially in an inappropriately casual manner, or when unannounced or uninvited.
6. (informal) To accomplish a task with little effort.
7. (transitive) To move with fanfare.

Example Sentences

Miss Esler and Mr. McMorrow went to Kalgoorlie to adjudicate at the goldfields waltz and quickstep championships, and found the standard of dancing surprisingly high.

They waltzed for twenty-one hours and seventeen minutes straight, setting a record.

While waltzing her around the room, he stepped on her toes only once.

"Can you flamenco?" "If I have to. How about you?" "Love, I can barely waltz. Jive a bit if I'm pissed enough."

He waltzed into the room like he owned the place.

You can't just waltz him in here without documentation!

Oxlade-Chamberlain, 18, became the youngest English Champions League scorer when he waltzed across the area to plant a low shot into the corner.

The women in Ms. Telfer’s book waltz right by societal rules that would leave the rest of us at a standstill. We are left tsk-tsking, while also in awe.

Word Forms

• waltzes
• waltzing
• waltzed

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Use waltz when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.

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