what does sashay mean?
SASHAY as NOUN
- Meaning
- a journey taken for pleasure
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- many summer excursions to the shore
- it was merely a pleasure trip
- after cautious sashays into the field
Hypernyms(s) sashay is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- (ballet) quick gliding steps with one foot always leading
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Hypernyms(s) sashay is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- a square dance figure
- partners circle each other taking sideways steps
Hypernyms(s) sashay is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
SASHAY as VERB
- Meaning
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Hypernyms(s) sashay is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- perform a chasse step, in ballet
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Hypernyms(s) sashay is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- to walk with a lofty proud gait, often in an attempt to impress others
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- He struts around like a rooster in a hen house
Hypernyms(s) sashay is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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