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.
Recent Examples on the Web
Warren Cornwall, science.org, 5 July 2024
Keen to have your own waltz in the style of the happy couple?
—Radhika Seth, Vogue, 18 June 2024
Stanley Stewart, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 July 2024
This year, Republicans let Smith waltz back into office — into a far more powerful role as state senator — without even fielding a challenger.
—Scott Maxwell, Orlando Sentinel, 17 June 2024
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Noun
Imagine a waltz that speeds up or slows down while always maintaining the same relationship between individual beats.
—Warren Cornwall, science.org, 5 July 2024
Keen to have your own waltz in the style of the happy couple?
—Radhika Seth, Vogue, 18 June 2024
Verb
Here Alain Delon and Claudia Cardinale waltzed beneath a ceiling swarming with cherubs, with a growing sense that their old world was vanishing.
—Stanley Stewart, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 July 2024
This year, Republicans let Smith waltz back into office — into a far more powerful role as state senator — without even fielding a challenger.
—Scott Maxwell, Orlando Sentinel, 17 June 2024
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“Waltz.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/waltz. Accessed 15 Jul. 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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