dancing en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈdɑːns.ɪŋ/ (Cockney, Estuary-English, Jamaica, UK)
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- /ˈdæns.ɪŋ/ (US)
- [deə̯ns.ɪŋ] æ-raising
- [dɛə̯ns.ɪŋ] æ-raising
Etymology
From dance + -ing. The sense "dance club" is from French dancing, a pseudo-anglicism derived from English dance + -ing.
Meanings
- (countable, uncountable) The activity of taking part in a dance.
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(countable, historical, uncountable) A dance club in France.
Different dancings also attracted different crowds. Indeed, the diversity of dancers throughout the city makes drawing a detailed portrait of them difficult.
2003, Jeffrey H. Jackson, Making Jazz French: Music and Modern Life in Interwar Paris, →ISBN, page 44:New dancings pervaded the length and breadth of Montmartre in order to suit the taste of foreign patrons.
2001, William Alfred Shack, Harlem in Montmartre: A Paris Jazz Story Between the Great Wars, →ISBN, page 56:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| dancings | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
table dancing · antidancing · dancing plant · country dancing · pole dancing · break dancing · slam dancing · step dancing · border dancing · breakdancing · horizontal dancing · break-dancing · swing dancing · folk dancing · dirty dancing · ice dancing · belly dancing · dad-dancing · taxi dancing · dancing school · dad dancing · dancing girl · dancing bologna · square dancing · barn dancing · disco dancing · devil dancing · line dancing · dancing master's kit · Highland dancing · skirt dancing · ropedancing · grave dancing · tap-dancing · Irish step dancing · Cotswold morris dancing · morris dancing · ballroom dancing · tap dancing · wire-dancing · dancing mania
Translations (23)
gv daunsey (activity of dancing) · ia dansa (activity of dancing) · fa رقص (activity of dancing) · nb dans (activity of dancing) · io dansado (activity of dancing) · eo dancado (activity of dancing) · hu tánc (activity of dancing) · wrh waganha (activity of dancing) · te నర్తించుట (activity of dancing) · pl taniec (activity of dancing) · acw رَقْص (activity of dancing) · fi tanssiminen (activity of dancing) · sv dansande (activity of dancing) · da dans (activity of dancing) · de Tanzen (activity of dancing) · nn dans (activity of dancing) · fa وشتن (activity of dancing) · sv dans (activity of dancing) · gv rinkey (activity of dancing) · pl tańczenie (activity of dancing) · ce хелхар (activity of dancing) · nl dansen (activity of dancing) · twf tòʼóne (activity of dancing)