twerk
twerk — verb
- twerkpresent simple I / you / we / they
- twerkshe / she / it
- twerkedpast simple
- twerking-ing form
1. to perform a dance move in which you bend your knees and move your hips and bott
to perform a dance move in which you bend your knees and move your hips and bottom very fast, using energetic up-and-down motions, especially in pop music and on viral videos.
At the school talent show, Zuri and her friends twerked to a popular hip-hop song.
intransitive: twerk + to [music]
Sayaka watched online tutorials until she learned how to twerk without falling.
Keiko showed her friends how to twerk by bending her knees low and shaking her hips in fast circles.
Minh tried to twerk at a cousin's wedding and the guests cheered them on.
文法句型
[person] twerks
[person] twerks to [music]
用法筆記
Common in pop-culture contexts such as music videos, social media challenges, and dance performances. The term gained wide international attention after a popular music video in 2013.
常見錯誤
twerk — noun
1. a style of energetic dancing in which a person moves their hips and bottom with
a style of energetic dancing in which a person moves their hips and bottom with quick, repeated movements, often done while in a low, bent-knee position.
Amara's twerking at the school talent night involved bending low and bouncing her hips to the hip-hop beat.
uncountable noun: twerking as a topic
During her fitness class, Kavya taught a twerking segment that involved squatting low and pulsing the hips back.
collocation: twerking segment / twerking routine
At the dance competition, Diego's team performed a twerking routine with synchronized hip rolls and low squats.
Ava's grandmother could not understand the appeal of twerking but found the dancers' energy entertaining.
用法筆記
The noun form is less common than the verb in everyday speech. It is used as an uncountable noun (e.g., 'a style of twerking', 'a session of twerking').