sashay
sashay · sashays · sashayed · sashaying
schwingen, tänzeln
To walk casually, showily, or in a flirty mannerTo walk casually, showily, or in a flirty manner; to strut, swagger or flounce.
/ˈsæʃeɪ/
» He sashayed around the room.
Он плавно прохаживался по комнате.
Meaning
3 senses(intransitive)To walk casually, showily, or in a flirty manner; to strut, swagger or flounce.
schwingen, tänzeln
(intransitive)To chassé when dancing.
(intransitive)To move sideways.
move sideways
Examples
1 sentencesHe sashayed around the room.
ruОн плавно прохаживался по комнате. — shanghainese
Translations
2 languagesDeutsch
By meaning 1
to walk casually, showily, or in a flirty manner:
Origin
Verlan (or metathesis) form of French chassé, past participle of chasser (“chase”), from LVerlan (or metathesis) form of French chassé, past participle of chasser (“chase”), from Latin captō, frequentative of capiō (“to take”).
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Forms
sashays, sashaying, sashayed, sashayedSynonyms
8 synonymsWord family
1 related wordsDerivedsashayer
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle