Pirouette

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ËŒpɪ.ɹuːˈɛt/
• Rhymes: -É›t

Origin

From French pirouette.

Full definition of pirouette

Noun

1. A whirling or turning on the toes in dancing, primarily in ballet.
2. The whirling about of a horse.

Verb

1. (intransitive) To perform a pirouette; to whirl on the toes, like a dancer.
• 1960, P. G. Wodehouse, Jeeves in the Offing, ... I came down like a sack of coals. The pulse was rapid, the blood pressure high, and for awhile the Blue Room pirouetted about me like an adagio dancer.