dance around

verb

To avoid (a topic) by circumlocution etc.

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Meanings

verbdance around (third-person singular simple present dances around, present participle dancing around, simple past and past participle danced around)

present singular third person dances around · participle present dancing around · participle past danced around · past danced around

  1. colloquialtransitiveTo avoid (a topic) by circumlocution etc.
  2. colloquialintransitiveTo lead on or delay by deceit; to cause someone to waste time.
  3. intransitiveUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see dance, around.
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APA

dance around. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dance%20around

MLA

“dance around.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dance%20around. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dance around,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dance%20around.

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