soft shoeing
Gentle tap dancing
Soft shoeing is a style of tap dance performed in soft-soled shoes rather than metal-tapped ones, producing quieter, more subtle sounds.
Figuratively, to soft-shoe is to move carefully or evasively around a topic, avoiding direct confrontation: He soft-shoed around the budget question.
The gerund soft-shoeing captures someone in the act of this literal or figurative delicate maneuvering.
Charmingly manipulative speech
- charmingPleasantly attractive in manner
- glibSuperficially articulate
- slickSmooth or craftily adept
- flatteryExcessive insincere praise
silver-tongued · suave · ingratiating · schmoozing · buttering up · cajoling · wheedling · coaxing
smooth talking
Charmingly manipulative speech
flattery · silver-tongued · suave · ingratiating · schmoozing · buttering up · cajoling · wheedling · coaxing · diplomatic
shuffle
Randomize by mixing
- flapOne-sided attached cover
- ball changeQuick two-step foot movement
- wingLimb enabling flight
brush · scuff · riff · pickups · pullbacks · stomp · chug · buck-and-wing · hoofing · syncopation
variety
State of being diverse
- burlesqueExaggerated mockery or risqué variety
- revueMusical variety entertainment
- shtickPerformer's signature gimmick
sketches · minstrelsy · hoofers · slapstick · monologue · gags · two-act · headliner · bill · circuit
soft shoeingtap dancing
Footwork with clicking shoes
tapping · flamenco · clogging · step dancing · stomping
soft shoeinghardball
Uncompromising competitive tactics
strong-arming · bulldozing · browbeating · arm-twisting · playing hardball
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