pirouette[verb]Synonyms: spin, gyrate, gyre, pirl, purl, twirl, whirl, whirligig
[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
pir‧ou‧ette /ˌpɪruˈet/
noun [countable][
Date: 1600-1700;
Language: French;
Origin: type of toy that spins around]
a dance movement in which the dancer turns very quickly, standing on one toe or the front part of one foot
—pirouette verb [intransitive] [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲