Definition of "pirouetting" [pirouetting]

• Present participle of pirouette. (verb)

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• "I tried pirouetting quickly a few times, to see if I could catch a glimpse of things to come."
• "This play is often risky behavior for many animals, because while a dolphin is spinning, a monkey is pirouetting, a lion somersaulting or making love on the open savannah, that individual is at risk from predators -- and sometimes even at risk from his or her own species."
• "A harrowing tale of paranoia in a world filled with backstabbers, do-gooders and pirouetting princesses trying to get a leg up, it should connect with anyone at the office being pushed to climb the corporate ladder."