Definitions
a ballroom dance in triple time with a strong accent on the first beat
Word origin
From German Walzer, from walzen (“to dance”), from Old High German walzan (“to turn”), from Proto-Germanic *walt- (“to turn”), from Proto-Indo-European *welH- (“to turn”). Doublet of valse. More at *waltaną.
Used in a sentence
“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.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Triple-time dance”5 letters
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