waltz
IPA: wˈɔɫts
noun
- A ballroom dance in 3/4 time.
- A piece of music for this dance (or in triple time).
- (informal) A simple task.
- A surname.
verb
- (intransitive, transitive) To dance the waltz (with).
- (intransitive, transitive, usually with in, into, around, etc.) To move briskly and unhesitatingly, especially in an inappropriately casual manner, or when unannounced or uninvited.
- (informal) To accomplish a task with little effort.
- (transitive) To move with fanfare.
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Examples of "waltz" in Sentences
- It is danced to the music of waltz.
- The orchestra features a waltz style.
- It combines elements of waltz, mazurka and polka.
- She and Geschwandtner join the throng of waltzing couples.
- Once dominance is established, the cockerel will rarely waltz again.
- I'm sure there are some who don't consider the bagatelle as a Waltz.
- It is done to the same music as the Hesitation Waltz and Dream Waltz.
- To this day, Strauss's magnificent waltz is the veritable anthem of Vienna.
- The rest of the building contained ballrooms for waltzing and polka dancing.
- It was used to play salon genres like the mazurka, danza, waltz, polka, etc.
- The compulsory dance was the Golden Waltz and the original dance was the Tango.
- And damn, what a song: it's almost like a hymn in waltz form, with the stately organ and simple melody.
- "That's what they call the waltz stroke, I guess," Connie said; "they'd get along better if they had some dreamy music."
- I'm not saying you can't dance to it, but as David Hamilton wrote, a Strauss waltz is as much about dancing as it is for dancing.
- Though the thought of some sort of hybrid contest airing on MSNBC, in which Congressional seats hang in the balance of who can best master the waltz, is strangely enticing.
- The waltz is their favorite dance, in which old and young join with the greatest avidity; it is not unusual to see parents and their grown-up children dancing in the same set in a public ball-room.