1
: a ballroom dance in ³/₄ time with strong accent on the first beat and a basic pattern of step-step-close
2
: music for a waltz or a concert composition in ³/₄ time
waltzed; waltzing; waltzes
1
: to dance a waltz
2
: to move or advance in a lively or conspicuous manner : flounce
3
a
: to advance easily and successfully : breeze
—often used with through
b
: to approach boldly
—used with up
can't just waltz up and introduce ourselves
waltzer
noun
Examples of waltz in a Sentence
Noun
They danced a waltz together.
Johann Strauss wrote many beautiful waltzes.
Verb
He waltzed with his daughter at her wedding.
He waltzed her around the dance floor.
He came waltzing into the room.
She waltzed right up to him and introduced herself.
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Calie Schepp, EW.com, 30 Oct. 2024
For the first time in more than 90 years, a previously unknown waltz by a renowned 19th-century composer has been uncovered.
—Greta Cross, USA TODAY, 29 Oct. 2024
Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 9 Sep. 2024
Does that involve waltzing into the Baltimore Afro-American newspaper offices hoping to get one of its reporters to hand her everything on Cleo?
—Manuel Betancourt, Vulture, 9 Aug. 2024
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Noun
Joey Graziadei and Jenna's Argentine tango, as well as Chandler Kinney and Brandon's Viennese waltz, received 29 out of 30 and landed them on the top of the leaderboard.
—Calie Schepp, EW.com, 30 Oct. 2024
For the first time in more than 90 years, a previously unknown waltz by a renowned 19th-century composer has been uncovered.
—Greta Cross, USA TODAY, 29 Oct. 2024
Verb
The one-minute preview also features new clips of Gaga and the Napoleon actor kissing in a burning room, sharing cigarette smoke through jail cell bars and waltzing under streetlights.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 9 Sep. 2024
Does that involve waltzing into the Baltimore Afro-American newspaper offices hoping to get one of its reporters to hand her everything on Cleo?
—Manuel Betancourt, Vulture, 9 Aug. 2024
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“Waltz.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/waltz. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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waltz
1 of 2 noun
: a ballroom dance in ¾ time with strong accent on the first beat
also
: music for a waltz
waltz
2 of 2 verb1
a
: to dance a waltz
b
: to dance a waltz with
2
a
: to proceed easily and successfully : breeze
waltzed through the test
b
: to approach boldly
can't just waltz up and introduce ourselves
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