polka

verb

Definition of polkanext
as in to waltz

Synonyms & Similar Words

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for polka
  1. waltz
  2. tango
  3. boogie
  4. bop
  5. jitterbug
  6. jive
  7. jig
  8. shuffle
Verb
  • As a result, ball-handlers are waltzing into the paint unchecked, setting off a defensive chain reaction that Milwaukee can't recover from.
    — Brian Sampson, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
  • Amanda waltzes into Ted’s office with an eviction notice in her hand.
    — Ayan Artan, Vulture, 16 Mar. 2025
Definition of waltz
Verb
  • Miles above the Earth, two bands of fast-moving air – the polar jet stream and the stratospheric polar vortex – sometimes tango together to influence weather in the northern hemisphere.
    — Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA TODAY, 10 Feb. 2025
  • The only thing that matters in sport is to be the last competitor standing, especially when there are just two to tango.
    — Tim Ellis, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
Definition of tango
Verb
  • Puppy enjoys the snow following a storm Are your pups ready to boogie in the snow?
    — Amanda Castro, Newsweek, 19 Feb. 2025
  • The biggest names in the industry boogied down the Grammys red carpet at Los Angeles' Crypto.com Arena in fierce fashions hitting high notes and the cloth version of a crescendo.
    — Erin Jensen, USA TODAY, 2 Feb. 2025
Definition of boogie
Verb
  • The words bop to the idiosyncratic beat of Price’s characters.
    — Tom Teicholz, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
  • What should concern Massachusetts residents, or at least the citizens of the Fifth Congressional District, is the cringey video of Clark assuming a bopping boxer stance to dance music.
    — Peter Lucas, Boston Herald, 13 Mar. 2025
Definition of bop
Verb
  • Clifton Daniel, for instance, jitterbugged with an expertise that increased one’s respect for The New York Times.
    — Gloria Steinem, Vogue, 14 Feb. 2024
  • Linders says the audience for trad jazz can generally be put into three categories: There are swing dancers who are eager to jitterbug to some hot sounds.
    — Noah Schaffer, BostonGlobe.com, 21 Aug. 2023
Definition of jitterbug
Verb
  • Previous reports have claimed that Barbara Broccoli, in particular, was not jiving with Amazon.
    — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 20 Feb. 2025
  • The series seems to jive with head coach Dan Hurley’s desire to play tough non-conference games against the top programs in the sport.
    — Kels Dayton, Hartford Courant, 4 Feb. 2025
Definition of jive
Verb
  • However, a Rat-L-Trap can also be jigged vertically, which has a lot of application in saltwater.
    — Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 26 Mar. 2025
  • In the middle of the party, an accordion player jigged among a group of young, unsteady revelers, rapping to the beat like an agitated auctioneer.
    — Matthew Bremner, Rolling Stone, 5 Jan. 2025
Definition of jig
Verb
  • Instead, tattooed servers shuffle around under dim lighting to a Phoebe Bridgers soundtrack.
    — Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 29 Mar. 2025
  • Under moonlight, the six men shuffled to the village church.
    — Prianka Srinivasan Matthew Abbott, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2025
Definition of shuffle
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