I. noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
dance a waltz/rumba/tango etc
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Viennese waltzes
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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After the polonaise, the first waltz brightened the room with its jaunty rhythm.
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Joseph sat on the front porch playing the popular waltzes and reels of the day.
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The show will feature dance music by Bach, waltzes by Strauss and Tchaikovsky, and a play-along piece.
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The Strauss waltz started up in the bedroom.
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They had waltzed the last waltz together, now the evening was over.
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They like everything from Strauss waltzes to a taste of the avant-garde.
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They love big gatherings and dances, where whole families will take part in waltzes and two-steps.
II. verb
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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A waltzing couple bumped the arm of a man stuffing a dumpling into his mouth.
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A few follow gracefully some yards behind, dancing in ever-widening curves, waltzing in circles at the curbs.
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He waltzed her around the room a little as the soft music started to flow smoothly over them.
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The band put an easy beat through every tune, you could waltz or smooch or shuffle.
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There's no point in asking to go up there in order to waltz around a bit.
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They were like dancing partners, waltzing away into darkness.
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To waltz Matilda is to carry a swag.