Gymnastics Skills

noun a type of dance move in ballet where a dancer spins on one foot with the other raised and turned out

• The ballerina executed a flawless pirouette during the performance.
• She spun around in a perfect pirouette on the dance floor.
• Did you see that sick pirouette she just did?
• His argument took a sudden pirouette, shifting the focus of the conversation.

noun a rapid turning or whirling motion

verb to turn or cause to turn rapidly

adjective spinning or rotating quickly

adverb in a spinning or rotating manner

• The scientist conducted a spin experiment to study the behavior of electrons.
• She gave the wheel a spin and watched it go round and round.
• Let's take the new car for a spin around the block.
• The politician tried to spin the story in his favor during the press conference.