dance on a rope
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.00 in modern English
17
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
1
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
verb
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see dance, rope.; to dance on a tightrope or slack rope as an entertainer.
Example Sentences
- "He sat and watched him dancing on a rope, choking and fighting for every breath, until his tongue swelled up in his mouth and his face turned black and still he struggled."
- "'Here. they arrest some jumped-up little rebel called Rose.' His finger hits nine o'clock. His voice rising with urgency. 'I meet her in my office, she shows no remorse. I think how lovely she'll look dancing on a rope.' He moves his finger close to the first line — the twelve o;clock line. 'I watch the bitch hang, the crowd turns and rips the gallows to the ground, then . . . Bam.'"
- "“I ain't no murderer and I don't care to dance on a rope!” “Me neither!” Gravelling's voice was just as shaky. “I'm lookin' at a few years, but not the hangman!”"
Usage
Inflected Forms
dances on a rope (present, singular)
dancing on a rope (participle, present)
danced on a rope (participle, past)
danced on a rope (past)