Synonyms of dancing

dancing

verb

present participle of dance

1

as in stepping

to perform a series of usually rhythmic bodily movements to music

she can't resist dancing to her favorite rock bands

Synonyms & Similar Words

• stepping
• waltzing
• strutting
• shuffling
• prancing
• footing (it)
• hoofing (it)
• boogying
• jigging
• bopping
• tap-dancing
• tripping
• jitterbugging
• tangoing
• shagging
• tripping the light fantastic
• boogeying
• shaking a leg
• shimmying
• jiving
• twisting
• treading
• fox-trotting
• mamboing
• gavotting
• polkaing

2

as in darting

to make an irregular series of quick, sudden movements

the lithe boxer danced around the ring, staying just out of the reach of his opponent

Synonyms & Similar Words

• darting
• flitting
• fluttering
• flicking
• flying
• flickering
• flirting
• scurrying
• zipping
• wandering
• sailing
• flittering
• speeding
• sprinting
• skipping
• roaming
• zooming
• scuttling
• scampering
• dashing
• zinging
• shooting
• skittering
• meandering
• scudding
• rambling

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• hanging
• floating
• hovering