dance around
To avoid by circumlocution etcTo avoid (a topic) by circumlocution etc.
» The gypsies danced around the bonfire.
Die Zigeuner tanzten um das Freudenfeuer herum. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Цыгане танцевали вокруг костра. — marafon
adiante19 · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
3 senses(colloquial, transitive)To avoid (a topic) by circumlocution etc.
(colloquial, intransitive)To lead on or delay by deceit; to cause someone to waste time.
(intransitive)Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see dance, around.
Examples
12 sentencesThe gypsies danced around the bonfire.
ruЦыгане танцевали вокруг костра. — marafon
deDie Zigeuner tanzten um das Freudenfeuer herum. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Tom and Mary danced around the ballroom.
Sami should stop dancing around the subject and go straight to the point.
They danced until around midnight.
ruОни танцевали примерно до полуночи. — odexed
They danced around the campfire.
ruОни танцевали вокруг костра. — marafon
deSie tanzten um das Lagerfeuer herum. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Forms
dances around, dancing around, danced around, danced around| Base form | dance around · to dance around |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | dances around |
| Present participle | dancing around |
| Past simple | danced around |
| Past participle | danced around |
irregular
Phrasal verbs
2 phrasal verbsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.