pirouetted
Turned on tiptoe
Pirouetted is the past tense of pirouette, meaning to spin on one foot with the other leg raised—a move from ballet.
The word extends to any graceful spinning motion: She pirouetted across the dance floor.
Figuratively, it describes quick, nimble changes of direction: The politician pirouetted away from his earlier position.
Rotated rapidly
- twirledRotated rapidly once
- turnedRotated or changed direction
- relevéRising onto ball-of-foot
- pointeBallet's tiptoe technique
ballerina · arabesque · plié · chassé · barre · tutu · choreography · Baryshnikov
Rotated with speed
pivoted · circled · revolved · maneuvered · dodged · deflected · sidestepped · veered
spun
Rotated rapidly
pointe · ballerina · arabesque · plié · chassé · barre · tutu · choreography · Baryshnikov · Swan Lake
whirled
Rotated with speed
swiveled · pivoted · circled · revolved · maneuvered · dodged · deflected · sidestepped · veered · shifted
spun
Rotated rapidly
axel · lutz · ice · rink · skater · blades · glided · camel spin · sit spin · Michelle Kwan
pirouettedstood still
Ceased all movement
froze · stayed put · halted · paused · stopped