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# pirouette

noun (a pirouette, pirouettes); verb (pirouette, pirouettes, pirouetted, pirouetting)

«pirouette» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A pirouette is a fast spin on one foot, especially in ballet, often on the toes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pirouette/#m1)
2. (verb) To pirouette is to spin round on one foot. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pirouette/#m2)
3. To pirouette can also mean to spin round quickly and suddenly, not only on one foot. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pirouette/#m3)

### In the lessons

In dance and PE lessons it names a turn; in stories it shows someone spinning gracefully or happily. Phrases: do a pirouette, a double pirouette.

### Examples

- The ballerina did a perfect pirouette. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pirouette/#x1)
- Sophie practised her pirouettes in the hall. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pirouette/#x2)
- He pirouetted across the kitchen with joy. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pirouette/#x3)
- A double pirouette means spinning twice. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pirouette/#x4)
- Keep your eyes on one spot when you do a pirouette. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pirouette/#x5)
- The ice skater pirouetted on the rink. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pirouette/#x6)
- She struck the deer hard, it pirouetted and became Prince Almas. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pirouette/#x7)

### Note

From French, meaning «spinning top». Say pir-oo-ET. Countable noun. Past form: pirouetted (double t).

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «pirouette» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pirouette/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«pirouette» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pirouette.html) on Mova free.