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waltz

Best crossword clue

"Triple-time dance"

5 letters · collected on this word page

5 lettersPronunciation /wɒlts/Part of speech noun, verbSorted altwzStarts with WEnds with Z1 cluesCommon crossword word
1W2A3L4T5Z

Definitions

  1. 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.

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