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Definition of dancing noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

dancing

noun

/ˈdɑːnsɪŋ/

/ˈdænsɪŋ/

[uncountable]

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moving your body to music
- There was music and dancing till two in the morning.
- I love Irish dancing.
- dancing classes
see also ballroom dancing, belly dancing, country dancing, formation dancing, ice dancing, lap dancing, line dancing, morris dancing, pole dancing, Scottish country dancing, table dancing, tap-dancing
Extra Examples
- She's taking dancing lessons.
- There was dancing in the streets when we heard that the war was over.
- They liked to go dancing every Saturday night.
Topics Hobbiesa1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- wild
- slow
- ballet
- …
verb + dancing
- do
- go
dancing + noun
- class
- lesson
- school
- …
phrases
- dancing in the streets
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