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pirouetting Definition


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pirouette
noun
    1. A spin or twirl executed on tiptoe in dancing.
verb
    intr
    pirouetted, pirouetting
    1. To execute a pirouette or a series of them.
      Thesaurus: twirl, whirl, spin, turn, pivot, gyrate.
Etymology: 18c: French, originally meaning ‘a spinning top'.



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