- present participle of jive.
jiving
Example Sentences
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"She used to love dancing. You'd put Elvis on and she'd be up jiving and dancing in the living room - now she still taps her foot," said Helen.
From BBC ● Jan. 5, 2024
Is hand jiving to Dancing Queen from inside a stationary Ford Focus on your bucket list?
From The Guardian ● Jun. 22, 2020
In Tenebaum’s hands he’s a mix of James Brown, Little Richard and the jiving genie in “Aladdin.”
From Seattle Times ● May 26, 2017
The young guard Irving can call to mind a young Earl Monroe, a nervous breakdown collection of jiving sidesteps and spins and jukes.
From New York Times ● Jun. 3, 2016
Lionel Hampton is playing, and the place is jiving and hopping.
From "X: A Novel" by Ilyasah Shabazz
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