waltz

Noun

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.

Verb

1. (intransitive, transitive) To dance the waltz (with).
2. (intransitive, transitive, usually) To move briskly and unhesitatingly, especially in an inappropriately casual manner, or when unannounced or uninvited.
3. (informal) To accomplish a task with little effort.
4. (transitive) To move with fanfare.

Pronounced as (IPA)

/wɒlts/

Etymology

From German Walzer, from walzen (“to dance”), from Old High German walzan (“to turn”), from Proto-Germanic *walt- (“to turn”), from Proto-Indo-European *welH- (“to turn”). Doublet of valse. More at *waltaną.

Synonyms

valse

walk-in

dance

💃

waltz around

jig

cylinder

pursue a fast dodging person or animal