Pirouette Definition

pĭro͝o-ĕt
pirouetted, pirouettes, pirouetting
noun
A whirling around on one foot or the point of the toe, esp. in ballet.
Webster's New World

The whirling about of a horse.

Wiktionary
verb
To do a pirouette.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Pirouette

Noun

Singular:
pirouette
Plural:
pirouettes

Origin of Pirouette

  • French from Old French pirouet spinning top

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From French pirouette.

    From Wiktionary

Pirouette Sentence Examples

  • After a pirouette of approval, she sat on the edge of the bed.

  • Spinning in a pirouette, Elisabeth asked, "What do you think?"

  • She did a quick pirouette.

  • Throw the diabolo over your head, perform a quick half pirouette to face the audience again & catch the diabolo in the cradle.

  • He managed to get the Throwing & catching sorted pretty quickly so I told him to do a pirouette under the throw.

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Words Starting With

PPIPIR

Words Ending With

ETETTE

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