- present participle of pirouette.
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
Pulling myself up a little taller, I began pirouetting to a waltz from Tchaikovsky’s “Swan Lake.”
From Washington Post ● Mar. 14, 2023
This iron-rich dancer is capable of pirouetting at ever-changing speeds.
From New York Times ● Jan. 23, 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
When he swept back inside, pirouetting my mother, it seemed the perfect moment to ask.
From "The Wednesday Wars" by Gary D. Schmidt
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