charleston
/ˈtʃɑɹlstən/
charleston verb: to dance the Charleston.
Verb
charleston (third-person singular simple present charlestons, present participle charlestoning, simple past and past participle charlestoned)
- To dance the Charleston.
- The Cambridge professor was charlestoning madly with a well-built woman in a backless evening dress; there were dark patches under his arms where the sweat had soaked through his suit.1950, Anthony West, The Vintage
- […] in the Jazz Age she shook, shimmied and charlestoned whilst men just ogled.1973, Ian Whitcomb, After the Ball: Pop music from rag to rock
Proper noun capitalized: Charleston
Charleston
- A city in Arkansas, and one of the two county seats of Franklin County.
- A city, the county seat of Coles County, Illinois; after Charles Morton, its first postmaster.
- A town in Penobscot County, Maine; after Charles Vaughan, an early settler.
- A city in Mississippi, and one of the two county seats of Tallahatchie County.
- A city, the county seat of Mississippi County, Missouri; after either nearby Charles Prairie or the city in South Carolina.
- A town in New York; after Charles Van Epps, an early settler.
- A neighborhood of Staten Island, New York; after Charles Kreischer, son of Balthasar Kreischer, after whom the town was previously named (as Kreischerville).
- A city, the county seat of Charleston County, South Carolina; after Charles II of England.
- Dans told CNN he will formally launch his campaign with a prayer breakfast Wednesday in Charleston.2025 July 28, Steve Contorno, “Project 2025 architect Paul Dans to challenge Lindsey Graham for Senate in South Carolina”, in CNN, archived from the original on 05 Aug 2025
- Synonyms:
- Holy City, Chucktown
- A city in Tennessee.
- A town in Utah; after Charles Shelton, an early settler.
- A town in Vermont; after a naval battle near the city in South Carolina; the town's early settlers were naval officers.
- The capital city of West Virginia, United States and the county seat of Kanawha County; perhaps after Charles Clendenin, the father of an early settler.
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- A community in Nova Scotia, Canada.
- A village in Angus council area, Scotland; after Charles Henderson, proprietor of the village's land before its formation (OS grid ref NO3845).
- A suburb of Dundee, City of Dundee council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NO3532).
- A town in South Australia.
- A coastal village south of Westport, West Coast, New Zealand.
- A surname.
Noun capitalized: Charleston
Charleston (plural Charlestons)
- A dance named for the city of Charleston, South Carolina.
- Dubbed “the Black Venus”, she danced the charleston in nothing but a string of pearls and a skirt made of 16 rubber bananas, performed with a snake wrapped suggestively round her neck, strolled down the Champs-Élysées with her pet cheetah, and became an international superstar....
charleston meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
charleston in Hindi
- चार्ल्सटन
charleston in Tamil
- சார்லெஸ்டோனிங், சார்லஸ்டோனிங், சார்லஸ்டனுக்கு
charleston in Marathi
- चार्ल्सटोनिंग, चार्ल्सटनला, चार्ल्सटन
charleston in Urdu
- چارلسٹننگ, چارلسٹن
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- charleston in Bengali
- নাচবিশেষ
- charleston in Telugu
- చార్లెస్టోనింగ్, చార్లెస్టన్, చార్లెస్టన్కు
- charleston in Malayalam
- ചാൾസ്റ്റണിംഗ്, ചാൾസ്റ്റണിലേക്ക്, ചാൾസ്റ്റൺ
- charleston in Kannada
- ಚಾರ್ಲ್ಸ್ಟನ್ಗೆ, ಚಾರ್ಲ್ಸ್ಟನ್
- charleston in Punjabi
- ਚਾਰਲਸਟਨ, ਚਾਰਲਿਸਟਨ, ਚਾਰਲੇਸਟਨ
- charleston in Gujarati
- ચાર્લ્સટોનિંગ, ચાર્લ્સટનને, ચાર્લ્સટન
- charleston in Odia
- ଚାର୍ଲସ୍ଟୋନିଂ, ଚାର୍ଲ୍ସଟୋନିଂ, ଚାର୍ଲେଷ୍ଟନିଂ
- charleston in Nepali
- चार्ल्सटोनिङ, चार्ल्सटनलाई, चार्ल्सटन
Synonyms of charleston
- Holy City
- Chucktown
Forms of charleston
| Verb | |
|---|---|
| third-person singular present | charlestons |
| present participle | charlestoning |
| past participle | charlestoned |
| past | charlestoned |
| Noun | |
| plural | Charlestons |
Origin of charleston
From Charles + -ton. The places are named after various men named "Charles"; see definitions below.
Words formed from charleston
- Charleston County
- Charlestonian
- Charleston Peak
- Mount Charleston
- North Charleston
Questions about charleston
- What does charleston mean?
- Charleston means to dance the Charleston.
- What is charleston in Hindi?
- Charleston in Hindi is चार्ल्सटन. See Charleston meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is charleston?
- Charleston can be a verb, a proper noun or a noun.
- How do you pronounce charleston?
- Charleston is pronounced /ˈtʃɑɹlstən/ (US).
- What is the past tense of charleston?
- The past tense of charleston is charlestoned.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: charleston (page history and authors); Charleston (page history and authors); charleston (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); charleston (Tamil, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); charleston (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); charleston (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); charleston (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); charleston (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); charleston (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); charleston (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); charleston (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); charleston (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); charleston (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); charleston (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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