Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gravedance

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: gravedance
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

1

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A celebratory dance performed on a grave.

noun

The celebration of a person's downfall.

verb

Synonym of dance on someone's grave.

Example Sentences

"And to know them, you must know Black Jack Mojo, the gravedance runner."
"Internet Hindus and fans of Narendra Modi would bury you six feet under and do a gravedance on your grave with surreal pleasure!"
"[…] theory's endings are recurrent, multiple, and interminable, and that each proclamation of its passing, every mournful eulogy or triumphant gravedance, yields renewed and often powerful examinations of its powers, goals, histories, meanings, and values."

Etymology

From grave + dance.

Inflected Forms

gravedances (plural) gravedances (present, singular) gravedancing (participle, present) gravedanced (participle, past) gravedanced (past)

Synonyms

dance on someone's grave

Questions

What does gravedance mean?: A celebratory dance performed on a grave.
Where does gravedance come from?: From grave + dance.

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