Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dancing girl

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.45 in modern English

Syllables: danc-ing -girl
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A female dancer.

Example Sentences

"Ovid, the amatory poet, describes a professional dancing-girl, whose subtle bodily movements are such an excitant as to provoke, in an ascetic such as the ancient Hippolytus, a priapean condition."

Inflected Forms

dancing girls (plural) dancing-girl (alternative)

Questions

What does dancing girl mean?: A female dancer.

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