dance around in English

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    {
      "form": "dances around",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dancing around",
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        "participle",
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    },
    {
      "form": "danced around",
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      "form": "danced around",
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        "To lead on or delay by deceit; to cause someone to waste time."
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        "(slang, intransitive) To lead on or delay by deceit; to cause someone to waste time."
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        "Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see dance, around."
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        "(intransitive) Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see dance, around."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "intransitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "dance around"
}

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    "English multiword terms",
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        "To lead on or delay by deceit; to cause someone to waste time."
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        "Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see dance, around."
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        "(intransitive) Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see dance, around."
      ],
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  "word": "dance around"
}

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"dance around" meaning in English

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