waltz

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[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

German Walzer, from walzen (“‘to dance’”), from Old High German walzan (“‘to turn’”), from Proto-Germanic *walt- (“‘to turn’”), from Proto-Indo-European *wel- (“‘to turn’”).

[edit] Noun

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Singular
waltz

Plural
waltzes

waltz (plural waltzes)

  1. a ballroom dance in 3/4 time
  2. a piece of music for this dance (or in triple time)
  3. (informal) a simple task

[edit] Translations

a ballroom dance

[edit] Verb

Infinitive
to waltz

Third person singular
waltzes

Simple past
waltzed

Past participle
waltzed

Present participle
waltzing

to waltz (third-person singular simple present waltzes, present participle waltzing, simple past and past participle waltzed)

  1. to dance the waltz (with someone)
  2. (informal) to accomplish a task with little effort
  3. to move (or move someone) briskly and unhesitatingly

[edit] Translations

to dance

[edit] Related terms

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