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Dances vs Dancing - What's the difference?

dances | dancing |

As nouns the difference between dances and dancing

is that dances is plural of lang=en while dancing is the activity of taking part in a dance.

As verbs the difference between dances and dancing

is that dances is third-person singular of dance while dancing is present participle of lang=en.

dances

English

Noun

(head)

    • Verb

    (head)
  • (dance)

    • Anagrams

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    dancing

    English

    Noun

  • The activity of taking part in a dance.
  • (historical) A dance club in France.
  • * 2001 , William A. Shack, Harlem in Montmartre: A Paris Jazz Story Between the Great Wars
    • New dancings pervaded the length and breadth of Montmartre in order to suit the taste of foreign patrons.
  • * 2003 , Jeffrey H. Jackson, Making Jazz French: Music and Modern Life in Interwar Paris (page 44)
    • Different dancings also attracted different crowds. Indeed, the diversity of dancers throughout the city makes drawing a detailed portrait of them difficult.

    Derived terms

    * belly dancing

    Verb

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