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BNC: 27795 COCA: 26397

pirouette

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pirouette /ˌpirəˈwɛt/ noun
plural pirouettes
pirouette
/ˌpirəˈwɛt/
noun
plural pirouettes
Learner's definition of PIROUETTE
[count]
: a full turn on the front of one foot in ballet(芭蕾舞中的)单脚尖旋转

— pirouette

verb pirouettes; pirouetted; pirouetting [no object]
BNC: 27795 COCA: 26397

pirouette

noun

pir·​ou·​ette ˌpir-ə-ˈwet How to pronounce pirouette (audio)
: a rapid whirling about of the body
especially : a full turn on the toe or ball of one foot in ballet
pirouette intransitive verb

Example Sentences

the elegant pirouettes of the prima ballerina the ballerina's perfectly executed pirouette
Recent Examples on the Web Terrence Hackett II shows off a pirouette-style move and falls on the hardwood floor at Skateland Roller Skating. Daniela Franco Brown, The Indianapolis Star, 24 June 2022 Terrence Hackett II shows off a pirouette-style move and falls on the hardwood floor at Skateland Roller Skating. Daniela Franco Brown, The Indianapolis Star, 24 June 2022 For the big guy, did a full 360, did a pirouette on the way in, lookin’ like Baryshnikov heading to the goal-line. Ben Flanagan | Bflanagan@al.com, al, 5 Aug. 2022 Terrence Hackett II shows off a pirouette-style move and falls on the hardwood floor at Skateland Roller Skating. Daniela Franco Brown, The Indianapolis Star, 24 June 2022 Terrence Hackett II shows off a pirouette-style move and falls on the hardwood floor at Skateland Roller Skating. Daniela Franco Brown, The Indianapolis Star, 24 June 2022 India fielded the ball behind second base and made an underhand flip to shortstop Kyle Farmer, who did a pirouette before firing to first base. Bobby Nightengale, The Enquirer, 13 July 2022 There’s a hilarious camera pirouette around the proverbial ghetto sneakers hanging on telephone wires. Armond White, National Review, 1 July 2022 In the ballet’s finale, the audience will witness grande jetés, or leaps with splits in the air, and more than two dozen fouetté turns, a kind of pirouette on one leg. San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 May 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

French, literally, teetotum

First Known Use

1706, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of pirouette was in 1706
BNC: 27795 COCA: 26397

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