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pirouette

3 definitions • 2 examples
1
a fast turn of the body on the toes or the front part of the foot, performed especially by a ballet dancer
2
to do a pirouette:

Examples:

A group of eight- year-olds in leotards pirouette prettily.
They pirouette so fast that their shawls flare out from the tops of their heads.
3
a fast turn of the body on the toes or the front part of the foot, performed esp. by a ballet dancer

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