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dance out

dance out verb: to reveal (a mystery) through dance; to express (something) by dancing; to act out in dance.

Verb

dance out (third-person singular simple present dances out, present participle dancing out, simple past and past participle danced out)

  1. To reveal (a mystery) through dance; to express (something) by dancing; to act out in dance.
    • But this much all men know, that most people say of those who reveal the mysteries, that they "dance them out."1893, Andrew Lang, Custom and Myth, London: Longmans, Green and Co., page 42
    • Hence arose the expression - whose meaning has been much discussed by the learned - "to dance out (ἐζορκείσθαι) a mystery." Lucian, in a much-quoted passage, observes: "You cannot find a single ancient mystery in which there is not dancing...and this much all men know, that most people say of the...1920, Edward Carpenter, Pagan and Christian Creeds, New York: Harcourt, Brace and Co., published 1921, page 169

Examples of dance out in a sentence

  • The child explores as many ways to dance out each item as they can.2005, Frances Reed, Dance and Drama Bites for Seniors: Enriching the Everyday Curriculum with Dance, London: Essential Resources, page 45:
  • Now ask them to dance out different emotions.2009, Heather Clark, Dance As the Spirit Moves: A Practical to Worship and Dance, Destiny Image Publishers:
  • They were supposed to dance out any ruptures or quarrels.2011, Marge Piercy, Dance the Eagle to Sleep: A Novel, PM Press:

Forms of dance out

third-person singular presentdances out
present participledancing out
past participledanced out
pastdanced out

Questions about dance out

What does dance out mean?
Dance out means to reveal (a mystery) through dance; to express (something) by dancing; to act out in dance.
How do you use dance out in a sentence?
The child explores as many ways to dance out each item as they can.
What part of speech is dance out?
Dance out is a verb.
What is the past tense of dance out?
The past tense of dance out is danced out.

Words near dance out in the dictionary

  1. dance of death
  2. dance of the seven veils
  3. dance on a rope
  4. dance on nothing
  5. dance on someone's grave
  6. dance out
  7. dance pad
  8. dance pads
  9. dance platform
  10. dance platforms
  11. dance pole

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