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pole dancing

pole dancing is the present participle and gerund of pole dance.

Meaning of pole dance

Verb

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

  1. To perform a pole dance.
    • She pole-dances to gospel hymns.2008, Andrea Gibson, Pole Dancing to Gospel Hymns, page 7

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Noun

pole dancing (uncountable)

  1. Dancing, usually erotic, which involves swinging around a fixed pole.

Questions about pole dancing

What does pole dancing mean?
Pole dancing means dancing, usually erotic, which involves swinging around a fixed pole.
What is pole dancing the present participle and gerund of?
Pole dancing is the present participle and gerund of pole dance.
What part of speech is pole dancing?
Pole dancing is a noun.

Words near pole dancing in the dictionary

  1. pole dance
  2. pole danced
  3. pole dancer
  4. pole dancers
  5. pole dances
  6. pole dancing
  7. pole face
  8. pole faces
  9. pole fitness
  10. pole guard
  11. pole hammer

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