waltz

C2 Topic:General Vocabulary

US /wɔlts/ UK /wɒlts/ See IPA manual

Freq #8118

Meanings

1

noun
A ballroom dance in 3/4 time.

Miss Esler and Mr. McMorrow went to Kalgoorlie to adjudicate at the goldfields waltz and quickstep championships, and found the standard of dancing surprisingly high.
2

verb
To dance the waltz (with).

They waltzed for twenty-one hours and seventeen minutes straight, setting a record.
3

verb
To move briskly and unhesitatingly, especially in an inappropriately casual manner, or when unannounced or uninvited.

He waltzed into the room like he owned the place.
4

verb
To accomplish a task with little effort.

Don't worry about the interview — you'll waltz it.

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Word family

Related forms wallswaltzerwalz

Simplified etymology

Waltz entered English in the late 18th century from German walzen, meaning “to revolve.”

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.

Topics

General Vocabulary

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# waltz

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2
**Part of speech:** noun, verb
**IPA (US):** /wɔlts/
**IPA (UK):** /wɒlts/
**Frequency rank:** 8118

## Meanings
1. A ballroom dance in 3/4 time.
2. To dance the waltz (with).
3. To move briskly and unhesitatingly, especially in an inappropriately casual manner, or when unannounced or uninvited.
4. To accomplish a task with little effort.

## Examples
- Miss Esler and Mr. McMorrow went to Kalgoorlie to adjudicate at the goldfields waltz and quickstep championships, and found the standard of dancing surprisingly high.
- They waltzed for twenty-one hours and seventeen minutes straight, setting a record.
- He waltzed into the room like he owned the place.
- Don't worry about the interview — you'll waltz it.

## Related Forms
- walls
- waltzer
- walz

## 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.

## Topics
- General Vocabulary

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