foxtrot

Speech parts

1. foxtrot - Noun

2. foxtrot - Verb

Meaning

a ballroom dance in quadruple time; combines short and long and fast and slow steps fixed sequences

dance the foxtrot

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

fox-trot bob charleston samba boogie careen waltz tango bop jive caper rumba jitterbug flit conga
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Antonyms

dally tarry remain dawdle stay stand
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Hypernyms

dance ballroom dance ballroom dancing trip the light fantastic trip the light fantastic toe

Derivatives

foxtrotted foxtrotting

Examples

My favourite dance is the Foxtrot. It's a proper dance with proper music. It has class. Anton du Beke

In the same year American Bad Ass was used in TV spots for the Sean Penn action movie The Gun Man. In 2016, Bawitdaba was yet featured again in a movie in Tina Fey's war comedy Whiskey Tango Foxtrot. Source: Internet

Bruno said Johnny's sweeping movements filled the stage but he needs to work on the rise and fall in the foxtrot. Source: Internet

The club specializes in six dances: cha-cha, waltz, tango, foxtrot, rumba, and triple-step swing. Source: Internet

“There was a dance school across the road from our house and I learned the waltz, the foxtrot and the quickstep," he wrote in his latest book, Bill Bailey’s Remarkable Guide to Happiness. Source: Internet

The Chairman Dances (Foxtrot for Orchestra) (1985): This is a by-product of Nixon in China, set in the three days of President Nixon's visit to Beijing in February 1972. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

Foxton Foxtrap foxtress foxtrot oscar foxtrotted foxtrotter