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- verb Present participle of
pirouette .
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Examples
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I tried pirouetting quickly a few times, to see if I could catch a glimpse of things to come.
The English Is Coming! Leslie Dunton-Downer 2010
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I tried pirouetting quickly a few times, to see if I could catch a glimpse of things to come.
The English Is Coming! Leslie Dunton-Downer 2010
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There was a cake—a fancy one, with ballerinas pirouetting all over it.
The Dark Side of Innocence Terri Cheney 2011
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A harrowing tale of paranoia in a world filled with backstabbers, do-gooders and pirouetting princesses trying to get a leg up, it should connect with anyone at the office being pushed to climb the corporate ladder.
Michael Bialas: Denver Film Festival's Bloody Good Show: 127 Hours , Black Swan Michael Bialas 2010
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There was a cake—a fancy one, with ballerinas pirouetting all over it.
The Dark Side of Innocence Terri Cheney 2011
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No part of a player's anatomy—even Andy Murray's braced ankle or Marion Bartoli's pirouetting figure—has had quite such a level of scrutiny.
Fit Nadal Raring to Go Neil Harman 2011
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A harrowing tale of paranoia in a world filled with backstabbers, do-gooders and pirouetting princesses trying to get a leg up, it should connect with anyone at the office being pushed to climb the corporate ladder.
Michael Bialas: Denver Film Festival's Bloody Good Show: 127 Hours , Black Swan Michael Bialas 2010
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After regaining consciousness, my brother insisted he was a French ballet dancer and commenced pirouetting around the living room spouting, “Merci, Frommage!”
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This play is often risky behavior for many animals, because while a dolphin is spinning, a monkey is pirouetting, a lion somersaulting or making love on the open savannah, that individual is at risk from predators -- and sometimes even at risk from his or her own species.
Brenda Peterson: What We Learn from Animals: How to Play Brenda Peterson 2011
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A harrowing tale of paranoia in a world filled with backstabbers, do-gooders and pirouetting princesses trying to get a leg up, it should connect with anyone at the office being pushed to climb the corporate ladder.
Michael Bialas: Denver Film Festival's Bloody Good Show: 127 Hours, Black Swan Michael Bialas 2010
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