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waltz

5 definitions • 5 examples
1
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:

Examples:

Viennese waltz The competitors must complete five dances, including a Viennese waltz.
He opened the programme with Ravel's "La Valse".
2
to walk somewhere quickly and confidently, often in a way that annoys other people:

Examples:

waltz into You can't just waltz into my bedroom without knocking - it's private!
waltz off with My idiot husband has gone and waltzed off with my car keys and left me without any way to get to work!
3
to dance a waltz
4
a type of dance that includes a repeating movement of three steps, or a piece of music written for this style of dancing
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Examples:

Glen waltzed in an hour late as though nothing were wrong.

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