Meaning & use
Pirouetting
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Spinning rapidly on one foot or on the points of the toes, especially in ballet.
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The ballerina kept pirouetting across the stage without losing her balance.
The figure skater finished her routine pirouetting at center ice.
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Borrowed directly from French, where 'pirouette' originally meant a spinning top.
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spinningtwirling
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