pirouette

UK: /ˌpɪruˈɛt/ US: /ˌpɪruˈɛt/ ,(pir′o̅o̅ et′)

Inflections of 'pirouette' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

pirouettes

v 3rd person singular

pirouetting

v pres p

pirouetted

v past

pirouetted

v past p

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

pir•ou•ette /ˌpɪruˈɛt/   n., v., -et•ted, -et•ting. 
n. [countable]

1. Music and Dance a whirling about on one foot or on the points of the toes, as in ballet dancing.

v. [no object]

2. Music and Dance to perform a pirouette.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

pir•ou•ette  (pir′o̅o̅ et′), n., v., -et•ted, -et•ting. 
n. 

1. Music and Dance a whirling about on one foot or on the points of the toes, as in ballet dancing.
2. Sport [Dressage.] a complete turn in which the horse uses its hind legs as a pivot.

v.i. 

3. Music and Dance to perform a pirouette;
   whirl, as on the toes.

• French: a whirl, top, feminine of Middle French pirouet, equivalent. to pirou- (cognate with Italian pirolo, diminutive of piro peg) + -et -et
• 1700–10

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

pirouette / ˌpɪrʊˈɛt/ noun

1. a body spin, esp in dancing, on the toes or the ball of the foot

verb

1. (intransitive) to perform a pirouette

Etymology: 18th Century: from French, from Old French pirouet spinning top; related to Italian pirolo little peg