danced
past form of “dance” — move in a graceful and rhythmical way
An inflected form of dance · past form.
How often you will meet it
Rank 2,990 of 86,757 words measured. It occurs 43,902 times across 426,181 published chapters — 0.003% of every word in the library.
What it means
verb
- move in a graceful and rhythmical way The young girl danced into the room
- move in a pattern; usually to musical accompaniment; do or perform a dance also: trip the light fantastic, trip the light fantastic toe My husband and I like to dance at home to the radio
- skip, leap, or move up and down or sideways Dancing flamesThe children danced with joy
danced in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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It was different when Juanita danced with Arthur.
The City in the Clouds · Guy Thorne · Chapter 1
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The flowers of the hill-side all awakened, and they, too, danced and sang.
The Mouse and The Moonbeam · Eugene Field · Chapter 1
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Guns were fired, and people cheered, and we boys simply danced war-dances all over the city.
Strange stories of the Civil War · Robert Shackleton · Chapter 1
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And she danced the dance of the hands and the dance of the fainting fit with great perfection.
Halima And The Scorpions: 1905 · Robert Hichens · Chapter 1
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Mephisto's only claim to the nether regions was the dancing flames of her smelting mills that danced on the night sky.
Circle of Confusion · George O. (George Oliver) Smith · Chapter 1