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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Dancing \Dan"cing\, p. a. & vb n. 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. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Dance \Dance\ (d[.a]ns), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Danced}; p. pr & vb n. {Dancing}.] [F. danser, fr OHG. dans[=o]n to draw; akin to dinsan to draw, Goth. apinsan and prob. from the same root (meaning to stretch) as E. thin. See {Thin}.] 1. To move with measured steps, or to a musical accompaniment; to go through either alone or in company with others with a regulated succession of movements, (commonly) to the sound of music; to trip or leap rhythmically. Jack shall pipe and Gill shall dance. --Wither. Good shepherd, what fair swain is this Which dances with your daughter? --Shak. 2. To move nimbly or merrily; to express pleasure by motion; to caper; to frisk; to skip about Then, 'tis time to dance off --Thackeray. More dances my rapt heart Than when I first my wedded mistress saw. --Shak. Shadows in the glassy waters dance. --Byron. Where rivulets dance their wayward round. --Wordsworth. {To dance on a rope}, or {To dance on nothing}, to be hanged. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: dancing adj : moving quickly and excitedly; "on dancing feet" n : taking a series of rhythmical steps (and movements) in time to music [syn: {dance}, {terpsichore}]
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