Boogieing

Part of speech: verb

Definitions

1. Moving the body rhythmically and energetically to music, often associated with lively or popular tunes
2. Engaging in expressive, lively dancing typically involving quick or smooth movements
3. Performing energetic dance steps in time with music, often with a free and joyful style

Etymology: "Boogieing" is the form of "boogie" used for the act of dancing to music, and "boogie" traces back to the French verb "bouger," meaning to move, as in a dance step. That French verb has a root that means to stir or shift position, and English borrowed it as a way of describing lively, rhythmic movement on the dance floor. The word "boogie" came to be used for a style of fast, rhythmic music and the dancing that goes with it, which is why "boogieing" now means dancing to music. The -ing ending simply turns the verb into the ongoing activity of doing that dance.

Synonyms: dancing, grooving