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dancing.

The activity of taking part in a dance.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈdɑːns.ɪŋ/Cockney, Estuary-English, Jamaica, UK/ˈdæns.ɪŋ/US[dɛə̯ns.ɪŋ][deə̯ns.ɪŋ]
  1. The activity of taking part in a dance.

    countable · uncountable
  2. A dance club in France.

    countable · historical · uncountable
Where this word comes from

From dance + -ing. The sense "dance club" is from French dancing, a pseudo-anglicism derived from English dance + -ing.

verb/ˈdɑːns.ɪŋ/Cockney, Estuary-English, Jamaica, UK/ˈdæns.ɪŋ/US[dɛə̯ns.ɪŋ][deə̯ns.ɪŋ]
  1. present participle and gerund of dance

    form-of · gerund · participle · present
Where this word comes from

From dance + -ing. The sense "dance club" is from French dancing, a pseudo-anglicism derived from English dance + -ing.

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