n.
Pronunciation: ' dan(t)s, ' dän(t)s
Function: verb
Inflected Form: danced ; danc · ing
Etymology: Middle English dauncen, from Anglo-French dancer
Date: 14th century
intransitive verb
1 : to engage in or perform a dance
2 : to move or seem to move up and down or about in a quick or lively manner
transitive verb
1 : to perform or take part in as a dancer
2 : to cause to dance
3 : to bring into a specified condition by dancing
– dance · able \ ' dan(t)-s ə -b ə l \ adjective
– danc · er noun
– dance attendance : to attend in an eager and servile manner <a celebrity used to having people dance attendance on him>