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pirouette

[pir-oo-et] / ˌpɪr uˈɛt /














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In Hover mode, the joystick provides fine-grained yaw control, allowing the BlackFly to execute its surreal pirouette.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 17, 2025

That included 32-year-old journeyman centre-back Haydn Hollis' pirouette to lose two Spurs players - a decision which could have gifted the visitors a chance had it gone wrong.

From BBC • Jan. 12, 2025

During so-called learning walks, the animals then explore the immediate surroundings around the nest entrance and repeatedly pirouette around their own body axis with short stops in between.

From Science Daily • Feb. 13, 2024

My pubescent nerves did a pirouette in my stomach as we hung up, retreating to the haven of instant messages.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 26, 2024

Every turn, sweep, and pirouette channels the elements—a dip births a bolt of lightning arcing down from the sky.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer