1. dancing the gavotte, a moderate-paced French dance popular in the 17th and 18th centuries
Usage: present participle of gavotte; historical/formal

Examples

• The dancers were gavotting gracefully across the ballroom floor.
• In the 18th century, courtiers spent hours gavotting at royal celebrations.
• She enjoyed gavotting to the baroque music at the historical reenactment.
• The orchestra played while couples practiced gavotting in the dance hall.