- present participle of pirouette.
pirouetting
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Playing the Dead’s “Blues for Allah” on this tour — an LP rooted in Middle Eastern scales, pirouetting time signatures and improvisational telepathy — put him in communion with his old friend.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 3, 2026
Imagine playing as Mario, pirouetting through the Mushroom Kingdom as a waft of a Fire Flower power-up hits you.
From BBC ● Jan. 31, 2025
Feverishly pursued by a formidable gangster known only as the Maraboo, Jonas transforms into Barbara, a veritable bombshell with billowing bronze locks, pirouetting alongside Nelly in glittering jumpsuits for a spellbound crowd.
From New York Times ● Apr. 27, 2023
Elsewhere in the country, ballets are also pirouetting up from the page.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 1, 2023
He sweeps me around him, my leather slippers pirouetting over the packed earth.
From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black
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