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Synonyms of dance in English:

dance


See US English definition of dance

See UK English definition of dance

See Spanish definition of baile

verb

1‘he danced with her at the party’

SYNONYMS
trip, sway, spin, whirl, twirl, pirouette, gyrate
informal bop, disco, rock, shake a leg, hoof it, cut a rug, trip the light fantastic
North American informal get down, step it
archaic foot it, tread a measure

2‘a dozen sweet-faced little girls danced round me chanting’

SYNONYMS
caper, cavort, frisk, frolic, skip, prance, romp, gambol, jig, bound, leap, jump, spring, bob, hop, trip, bounce
rare rollick

3‘she could see flames dancing in the fireplace’

SYNONYMS
flicker, sparkle, twinkle, shimmer, leap, ripple, dart, play, flick, flit, quiver, jiggle, joggle, oscillate

noun

1‘they were going to a dance’

SYNONYMS
ball, discotheque
tea dance, dinner dance, masked ball, masquerade
North American prom, hoedown
thé dansant
informal disco, hop, bop