pirouette

Speech parts

1. pirouette - Noun

2. pirouette - Verb

Meaning

A whirling or turning on the toes in dancing.

To perform a pirouette; to whirl, like a dancer.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

turn revolution twirl rotation spin pivot revolve whirl eddy boogie circuit gyre rock round cycle
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Antonyms

last remain rest continue break maintain
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Hypernyms

twirl spin twist pivot twisting swivel

Derivatives

pirouetted pirouetting

Examples

My life is ticking away one subway token at a time - a never ending pirouette of arriving and departing, pushing through turnstiles, nodding goodbye and hello. In eight hours I'll be allowed to turn around and go home. Rob Payne

I took that smile and I put it right where the hole in my chest was. It was better than coffee, or chocolate, or a perfect pirouette. I clutched it and held it tight. Cecil Castellucci

Alec looked horrified, as if she'd asked him to put on a tutu and execute a perfect pirouette. Cassandra Clare

When you're a dancer, you start with the basics. You don't all of a sudden do a grand jete and pirouette. You start with first position, second, third. Rita Rudner

More than 480 professionals turned out to audition, all hoping to high kick, tap or pirouette their way to a spot in this year’s event. Source: Internet

Obviously she has a graduate degree in ballet that allows her to skin and pirouette over the high piles of snow left at the curbs by snowplows. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

piroschki piroshki pirot pirouetter pirouetting pirouettist