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Webster 1913 Edition
Dancing
Dan′cing
,p.
Adj.
& vb.
Noun.
from
Dance
. Dancing girl
, one of the women in the East Indies whose profession is to dance in the temples, or for the amusement of spectators. There are various classes of dancing girls.
– Dancing master
, a teacher of dancing.
– Dancing school
, a school or place where dancing is taught.
Webster 1828 Edition
Dancing
D'ANCING
,ppr.
Definition 2024
dancing
dancing
English
Noun
dancing (countable and uncountable, plural dancings)
- The activity of taking part in a dance.
- (historical) A dance club in France.
- 2001, William A. Shack, Harlem in Montmartre: A Paris Jazz Story Between the Great Wars
- New dancings pervaded the length and breadth of Montmartre in order to suit the taste of foreign patrons.
- 2003, Jeffrey H. Jackson, Making Jazz French: Music and Modern Life in Interwar Paris (page 44)
- Different dancings also attracted different crowds. Indeed, the diversity of dancers throughout the city makes drawing a detailed portrait of them difficult.
- 2001, William A. Shack, Harlem in Montmartre: A Paris Jazz Story Between the Great Wars
Derived terms
Derived terms
Translations
activity of dancing
Verb
dancing
- present participle of dance