1. dancing the jitterbug, a fast swing dance popular in the 1940s
Usage: present participle of jitterbug

1. the act of dancing the jitterbug
Usage: gerund form

Examples

• The couple spent the evening jitterbugging to big band music.
• She learned jitterbugging from her grandmother who danced in the 1940s.
• The dance hall was filled with people jitterbugging to the swing orchestra.
• Jitterbugging requires quick footwork and energetic movements.
• They were jitterbugging when the song suddenly changed tempo.
• The art of jitterbugging nearly disappeared until the swing revival.