"pirouette" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˌpɪ.ɹʊˈɛt/ [UK], /ˌpɪ.ɹuːˈɛt/ [UK], /ˌpɪ.ɹəˈwɛt/ [US], /ˌpɪ.ɹuːˈɛt/ [US] Audio: en-us-pirouette.ogg Forms: pirouettes [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛt Etymology: Borrowed from French pirouette, see there for more; attested since 1706. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|pirouette}} French pirouette Head templates: {{en-noun}} pirouette (plural pirouettes)
  1. A whirling or turning on the toes in dancing, primarily in ballet. Categories (topical): Ballet Translations (whirling or turning on the toes): պիրուետ (piruet) (Armenian), ոտնապտույտ (otnaptuyt) (Armenian), пирует (piruet) [masculine] (Bulgarian), piruet [common-gender] (Danish), piruetti (Finnish), pirouette [feminine] (French), Pirouette [feminine] (German), piruett (Hungarian), 피루엣 (piruet) (Korean), huri hīteki (Maori), piruett [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), piruett [masculine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), piruet [masculine] (Polish), pirueta [feminine] (Portuguese), piruetă [feminine] (Romanian), пируэ́т (piruét) [masculine] (Russian), piruett [common-gender] (Swedish), dönüş (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-pirouette-en-noun--lBKxdJc Disambiguation of Ballet: 69 3 14 14 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Armenian translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations, Terms with Norwegian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Turkish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 68 3 21 8 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 61 8 19 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Armenian translations: 44 7 31 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 46 7 31 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 61 6 23 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 51 9 26 14 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 57 9 18 16 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 59 11 20 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 44 7 31 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 51 9 26 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 51 9 26 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations: 66 3 25 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian translations: 47 8 33 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 50 10 24 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 48 7 30 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 47 8 33 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 62 8 19 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 52 8 26 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 52 8 26 14 Disambiguation of 'whirling or turning on the toes': 89 6 5
  2. The whirling about of a horse. Translations (the whirling about of a horse): piruet [common-gender] (Danish), piruetti (Finnish), piruett (Hungarian), piruett [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), piruett [masculine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), piruet [masculine] (Polish), pirueta [feminine] (Portuguese), piruett [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-pirouette-en-noun-v-lHJTp- Disambiguation of 'the whirling about of a horse': 5 94 1
  3. A wooden mouthpiece assembly or lip rest used in some European double-reed instruments. Translations (a wooden mouthpiece assembly or lip rest): piruett (Hungarian), ajaktámasz (Hungarian)
    Sense id: en-pirouette-en-noun-YAcRixHL Disambiguation of 'a wooden mouthpiece assembly or lip rest': 4 2 94

Verb

IPA: /ˌpɪ.ɹʊˈɛt/ [UK], /ˌpɪ.ɹuːˈɛt/ [UK], /ˌpɪ.ɹəˈwɛt/ [US], /ˌpɪ.ɹuːˈɛt/ [US] Audio: en-us-pirouette.ogg Forms: pirouettes [present, singular, third-person], pirouetting [participle, present], pirouetted [participle, past], pirouetted [past]
Rhymes: -ɛt Etymology: Borrowed from French pirouette, see there for more; attested since 1706. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|pirouette}} French pirouette Head templates: {{en-verb}} pirouette (third-person singular simple present pirouettes, present participle pirouetting, simple past and past participle pirouetted)
  1. (intransitive) To perform a pirouette; to whirl on the toes, like a dancer. Tags: intransitive Translations (to perform a pirouette): tehdä piruetti (Finnish), zakręcić piruet (Polish), fazer pirueta (uma) (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-pirouette-en-verb-Se4Hgu0j

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          "ref": "2023 October 14, HarryBlank, “Face Time”, in SCP Foundation, archived from the original on 2024-05-23:",
          "text": "\"Serious as cognitohazard.\" Lillihammer danced down the corridor towards them, doing little pirouettes and leaping from toe to toe. \"Reuben Wirth no longer exists. Gonna have to get Forsythe to do that brain scan to make sure I'm clean, but otherwise yeah. Poof.\"",
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      "glosses": [
        "A wooden mouthpiece assembly or lip rest used in some European double-reed instruments."
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      "ipa": "/ˌpɪ.ɹʊˈɛt/",
      "tags": [
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      "ipa": "/ˌpɪ.ɹuːˈɛt/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
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      "ipa": "/ˌpɪ.ɹəˈwɛt/",
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        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˌpɪ.ɹuːˈɛt/",
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      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "piruet",
      "sense": "whirling or turning on the toes",
      "word": "պիրուետ"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "otnaptuyt",
      "sense": "whirling or turning on the toes",
      "word": "ոտնապտույտ"
    },
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      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "piruet",
      "sense": "whirling or turning on the toes",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "пирует"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "whirling or turning on the toes",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "piruet"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "whirling or turning on the toes",
      "word": "piruetti"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "whirling or turning on the toes",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "pirouette"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "whirling or turning on the toes",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Pirouette"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "whirling or turning on the toes",
      "word": "piruett"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "piruet",
      "sense": "whirling or turning on the toes",
      "word": "피루엣"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "whirling or turning on the toes",
      "word": "huri hīteki"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "whirling or turning on the toes",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "piruett"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "whirling or turning on the toes",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "piruett"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "whirling or turning on the toes",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "piruet"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "whirling or turning on the toes",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "pirueta"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "whirling or turning on the toes",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "piruetă"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "piruét",
      "sense": "whirling or turning on the toes",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "пируэ́т"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "whirling or turning on the toes",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "piruett"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "whirling or turning on the toes",
      "word": "dönüş"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "the whirling about of a horse",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "piruet"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "the whirling about of a horse",
      "word": "piruetti"
    },
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      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "the whirling about of a horse",
      "word": "piruett"
    },
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      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
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      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "piruett"
    },
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      "code": "nn",
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      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "piruett"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "the whirling about of a horse",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "piruet"
    },
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      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "the whirling about of a horse",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "pirueta"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "the whirling about of a horse",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "piruett"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "a wooden mouthpiece assembly or lip rest",
      "word": "piruett"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "a wooden mouthpiece assembly or lip rest",
      "word": "ajaktámasz"
    }
  ],
  "word": "pirouette"
}

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    "Terms with Finnish translations",
    "Terms with French translations",
    "Terms with German translations",
    "Terms with Hungarian translations",
    "Terms with Korean translations",
    "Terms with Maori translations",
    "Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations",
    "Terms with Norwegian translations",
    "Terms with Polish translations",
    "Terms with Portuguese translations",
    "Terms with Romanian translations",
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          "ref": "1960, P. G. Wodehouse, Jeeves in the Offing, chapter VIII:",
          "text": "I came down like a sack of coals. The pulse was rapid, the blood pressure high, and for awhile the Blue Room pirouetted about me like an adagio dancer.",
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        "(intransitive) To perform a pirouette; to whirl on the toes, like a dancer."
      ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˌpɪ.ɹʊˈɛt/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˌpɪ.ɹuːˈɛt/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˌpɪ.ɹəˈwɛt/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˌpɪ.ɹuːˈɛt/",
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        "US"
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    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to perform a pirouette",
      "word": "tehdä piruetti"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "to perform a pirouette",
      "word": "zakręcić piruet"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to perform a pirouette",
      "word": "fazer pirueta (uma)"
    }
  ],
  "word": "pirouette"
}

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