pirouette
noun
a whirling about on one foot or on the points of the toes, as in ballet dancing.
pirouetted
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past participleof pirouette.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof pirouette.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
pirouettenouna whirling about on one foot or on the points of the toes, as in ballet dancing.
Example Sentences
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Finally Tele'a, forced back into the fray on 66 minutes by an injury to Beauden Barrett having been replaced, pirouetted through Ford's tackle and held off Harry Randall to dot down.
From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2024
On a recent afternoon, 18 members of Birmingham Royal Ballet spun, pirouetted and leaped across a rehearsal room, with all the grace and skill associated with classical dance.
From New York Times ● Sep. 25, 2023
Union resisted Madrid’s first 29 goal attempts but the 30th proved too much when Jude Bellingham pirouetted to finish a game of pinball in the goalmouth and shoot into an empty net.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 20, 2023
“See how she pirouetted away from that question about honoring precedent — beautiful hideballet there.”
From Washington Post ● Feb. 10, 2022
She pirouetted on the tip of a birch leaf.
From "The Girl Who Drank the Moon" by Kelly Barnhill
