dance on nothing in English

Forms: dances on nothing [present, singular, third-person], dancing on nothing [participle, present], danced on nothing [participle, past], danced on nothing [past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} dance on nothing (third-person singular simple present dances on nothing, present participle dancing on nothing, simple past and past participle danced on nothing)

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    {
      "form": "danced on nothing",
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          "ref": "1849, A. H. Baker, “Hang the Black Rascal”, in The Prisoners' Friend",
          "text": "Oh! Do hang him-we have waited\nMany a day for such a chance;\nLet the hempen cord be baited;\nSee how gracefully he'll dance\nDance on nothing! oh, how funny![…]",
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        },
        {
          "ref": "1831, David Erskine, James III […]",
          "text": "I would much rather be here, my lady, than dancing on nothing in the Hanging-wood, near Parkend",
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        "To be hanged."
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        "(archaic, idiomatic) To be hanged."
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "dances on nothing",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dancing on nothing",
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        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "danced on nothing",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "danced on nothing",
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      ]
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        "To be hanged."
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        "(archaic, idiomatic) To be hanged."
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"dance on nothing" meaning in English

Verb