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pirouette

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UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˌpɪruˈɛt/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˌpɪruˈɛt/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(pir′o̅o̅ et′)

Inflections of 'pirouette' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
pirouettes
v 3rd person singular
pirouetting
v pres p
pirouetted
v past
pirouetted
v past p

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
pir•ou•ette /ˌpɪruˈɛt/USA pronunciation   n., v., -et•ted, -et•ting. 
n. [countable]
  1. Music and Dancea whirling about on one foot or on the points of the toes, as in ballet dancing.

v. [no object]
  1. Music and Danceto perform a pirouette.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
pir•ou•ette  (pir′o̅o̅ et′),USA pronunciation n., v., -et•ted, -et•ting. 
n. 
  1. Music and Dancea whirling about on one foot or on the points of the toes, as in ballet dancing.
  2. Sport[Dressage.]a complete turn in which the horse uses its hind legs as a pivot.

v.i. 
  1. Music and Danceto perform a pirouette;
    whirl, as on the toes.
  • French: a whirl, top, feminine of Middle French pirouet, equivalent. to pirou- (cognate with Italian pirolo, diminutive of piro peg) + -et -et
  • 1700–10

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
pirouette /ˌpɪrʊˈɛt/ n
  1. a body spin, esp in dancing, on the toes or the ball of the foot
 vb
  1. (intransitive) to perform a pirouette
Etymology: 18th Century: from French, from Old French pirouet spinning top; related to Italian pirolo little peg
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