pirouette
a whirling about on one foot or on the points of the toes, as in ballet dancing.
Dressage. a complete turn in which the horse uses its hind legs as a pivot.
to perform a pirouette; whirl, as on the toes.
Origin of pirouette
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How to use pirouette in a sentence
A more accurate measurement will be taken on Saturday, when the collector arm is extended and the spacecraft’s thrusters nudge it into a gentle pirouette.
NASA's OSIRIS-REx Probe Punched an Asteroid in the Name of Science. Here's What the Mission Could Teach Us | Jeffrey Kluger | October 22, 2020 | TimeSwann told his classmate, “Try pirouetting with 11 300-pound guys trying to tackle you.”
The head sails have now been set, and we are curvetting and pirouetting about waiting for preparatory gun.
Yachting Vol. 2 | Various.Then pirouetting over to the largest mirror in sight she began to smooth and twist her silken sash into place.
Molly Make-Believe | Eleanor Hallowell AbbottPirouetting once more before the mirror, she divided one fleet glance between admiration for herself and scorn for Stanton.
Molly Make-Believe | Eleanor Hallowell Abbott
A sad little marble Cupid, with his bow and quiver gone, was still pirouetting in stony glee over a stained and dried-up basin.
Gardens of the Caribbees, v. 1/2 | Ida May Hill StarrIt was infinitely droll to see the two, mincing, bowing, and pirouetting in front of the mirror.
A German Pompadour | Marie Hay
British Dictionary definitions for pirouette
/ (ˌpɪrʊˈɛt) /
a body spin, esp in dancing, on the toes or the ball of the foot
(intr) to perform a pirouette
Origin of pirouette
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