pirouetting

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She did it again on the very next possession, this time coming down from the top of the key, pirouetting into the paint and dropping in the easy two-footer.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 5, 2025

He amassed nearly 400 videos showing great apes and other primates engaged in spinning behaviors, including somersaulting, rolling down hills, backflipping and pirouetting.

From New York Times • Apr. 26, 2023

His incredible skill, balletic balance and pirouetting moves bamboozled Brazil, and his free kick set up Henry for a volley - the only goal of the match.

From Washington Times • Nov. 17, 2022

"He comes pirouetting down the road in his rugby top - he was a keen rugby player - and a pink tutu."

From BBC • Oct. 17, 2022

He sweeps me around him, my leather slippers pirouetting over the packed earth.

From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black