Synonyms for sashay
sæˈʃeɪsashay

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1. sashaynoun

   a square dance figure; partners circle each other taking sideways steps

   Synonyms:
   outing, expedition, chasse, junket, excursion, pleasure trip, jaunt

2. chasse, sashaynoun

   (ballet) quick gliding steps with one foot always leading

   Synonyms:
   excursion, expedition, chasse, outing, junket, pleasure trip, jaunt

3. excursion, jaunt, outing, junket, pleasure trip, expedition, sashayverb

   a journey taken for pleasure

   "many summer excursions to the shore"; "it was merely a pleasure trip"; "after cautious sashays into the field"

   Synonyms:
   excursion, dispatch, digression, expedition, picnic, chasse, field day, hostile expedition, despatch, expeditiousness, outing, junket, military expedition, pleasure trip, jaunt

4. sidle, sashayverb

   move sideways

   Synonyms:
   ruffle, prance, cock, chasse, strut, swagger, tittup, sidle

5. tittup, swagger, ruffle, prance, strut, sashay, cockverb

   to walk with a lofty proud gait, often in an attempt to impress others

   "He struts around like a rooster in a hen house"

   Synonyms:
   ripple, ruffle up, tittup, swash, swagger, ruffle, cock, riffle, pleat, mix, shuffle, sidle, fluff, strut, chasse, bluster, prance, mess up, browbeat, bully, cockle, flick, rumple, undulate

6. chasse, sashayverb

   perform a chasse step, in ballet

   Synonyms:
   ruffle, prance, cock, chasse, strut, swagger, tittup, sidle

Matched Categories

1. • Ballet
   • Country Dancing
   • Dance
   • Dance Step
   • Walk

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