slow-waltzv.
/ˈsləʊ wɔːl(t)s/, /ˈsləʊ wɒl(t)s/, U.S. /ˈsloʊ ˌwɔl(t)s/, /ˈsloʊ ˌwɑl(t)s/ 1. intransitive. To dance a slow waltz. Also in extended use: to move in a leisurely way reminiscent of a slow waltz.
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1960 Observer 17 July 9/2 They slow-waltzed on the floor like the unattainable, shifting grains in a kaleidoscope.
1986 M. Laurence High Times in Middle of Nowhere 142 A troupe of waiters..is slow-waltzing in and out of the kitchen with armloads of soup plates.
2013 Wall St. Jrnl. 15 Jan. a15/5 Stalin's henchmen would slow-waltz while the Boss manned the gramophone.
2. transitive. To lead (a person) in a slow waltz. Also in extended use: to guide (someone) as if in a slow waltz. Usually with adverb or prepositional phrase specifying the direction in which the person is led or guided.
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1976 ‘P. B. Yuill’ Hazell & Menacing Jester viii. 81 He recovered a bit as I was slow-waltzing him to the stairs.
1988 J. Kellerman Butcher's Theater liv. 459 He already walked. Two tight-assed guys just slow-waltzed him out.
2011 A. Fuller Cocktail Hour under Tree of Forgetfulness ii. 170 Mum took the wireless out onto the veranda, tuned it to the classical-and-oldies station and slow-waltzed Olivia into the garden.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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