Definition for Pirouette:

• To whirl or turn rapidly in one spot.

Synonyms for Pirouette:

• n.

  •revolution (noun)
  • revolve,
  • lap,
  • revolving,
  • rotation,
  • circumvolution,
  • turnings,
  • reel,
  • swirl,
  • turning,
  • cycle,
  • orbit,
  • round,
  • gyration.
  •turn (noun)
  • branch,
  • winding,
  • direction,
  • fork,
  • heading,
  • angle,
  • turnabout,
  • detour,
  • reversion,
  • drift,
  • reverse,
  • bend,
  • corner,
  • bow,
  • departure,
  • about-face,
  • swing,
  • yaw,
  • trend,
  • tendency,
  • circulation,
  • hook,
  • bias,
  • quirk,
  • circuit,
  • change,
  • deviation,
  • tack,
  • reversal,
  • shift.

• v.

  •gyrate (verb)
  • circle,
  • gyre,
  • spiral,
  • circulate.
  •roll (verb)
  • drive,
  • pass,
  • curve,
  • entwine,
  • follow,
  • coil,
  • enfold,
  • swathe,
  • fold,
  • eddy,
  • envelop,
  • swaddle,
  • undulate,
  • go around,
  • furl,
  • wind,
  • impel,
  • wrap,
  • alternate,
  • go past,
  • rock,
  • be in sequence,
  • run,
  • trundle,
  • succeed,
  • swing around,
  • drape,
  • elapse,
  • propel,
  • bowl,
  • flow.
  •rotate (verb)
  • move,
  • waltz,
  • troll,
  • whirr,
  • circumvolve,
  • circumnavigate.
  •spin (verb)
  • swim,
  • oscillate.
  •swivel (verb)
  • hinge.
  •turn (verb)
  • loop,
  • sway,
  • weave,
  • negotiate,
  • cut,
  • ground,
  • vibrate,
  • arc,
  • incline.
  •whirl (verb)
  • swooshed,
  • swooshes,
  • turns around.

• Other synonyms:

  •ballet
  • corps de ballet,
  • prima ballerina,
  • arabesque,
  • Pas De Deux,
  • position,
  • tutu,
  • ballet.
  •roll
  • Trundling,
  • trundles,
  • going around,
  • goes past,
  • swung around,
  • going past,
  • Eddied,
  • went around,
  • Trundled,
  • Eddying.
  •rotate
  • Waltzed,
  • Whirred,
  • Waltzing,
  • whirrs,
  • Trolling,
  • Trolled.

Pirouette Sentence Examples:

• It was furthermore noticeable that, after leaving the table, he made to Madame a very marked and very low reverence, during which she performed so complete a pirouette, that the King on raising his head found nothing but her back before him, removed about a step further towards the door.

• Florent related how he had gone to the Rue Pirouette, at which Gavard seemed much amused and laughed heartily.

Hyponym for Pirouette:

• n.

  • act
    twist, twirl, spin, twisting, whirl.

• v.

  • motion
    swivel, pivot.