pirouette
noun
a whirling about on one foot or on the points of the toes, as in ballet dancing.
Used to express actions, events, or states that have not yet occurred but are expected to happen.
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If a bubble of air chance to be enclosed in the film, round it the bacteria will pirouette and wabble until its oxygen has been absorbed, after which all their motions cease.
From Fragments of science, V. 1-2 by John Tyndall