Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dance to a different tune

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.17 in modern English

Syllables: dance -to a d-if-fer-en-t -tune
IPA

31

Scrabble Score

21

Letters

7

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Alternative form of dance to a new tune.

verb

To behave differently; to march to the beat of a different drummer.

verb

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see dance, different, tune.

Example Sentences

"You can choose to override these laws, you can change the game, you can dance to a different tune."
"The single event that forced Christianity to dance to a different tune was Darwin's great 1859 book called On the Origin of Species."
"'We'll all be dancing to a different tune before long.' Killian somehow managed to produce the semblance of a smile. 'When trading in opium becomes legal I doubt if Gemmell Company will be lagging behind.'"
"In one way the book is a straightforward defence of eccentricity, a plea for the importance of valuing individuals who choose to dance to a different tune."
"Whether they walk or take a cab, they arrive at exactly the right time to bag a window seat and settle themselves down in comfort for their trip. Alas, I dance to a different tune. I have been catching trains all my life and throughout this time I have always been afraid of missing them."
"Is it a crime to work like that? Is it so hard to accept that some people dance to a different tune?!"

Inflected Forms

dances to a different tune (present, singular) dancing to a different tune (participle, present) danced to a different tune (participle, past) danced to a different tune (past)

Questions

What does dance to a different tune mean?: Alternative form of dance to a new tune.

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