tournoyer
Meanings
Verb
1. to whirl, to swirl (intransitive, of smoke, leaves, snowflakes)
2. to eddy, to swirl (intransitive, of water)
3. to whirl, to swirl, to twirl, to whirl round, to swirl round, to twirl round (intransitive)
4. to circle, to circle round, to wheel (intransitive, of a bird)
Examples4
faire tournoyer
to swirl, swing
Sa voiture se mit à tournoyer dans le virage.
His car spun out of control going around the curve.
L'acrobate tournoyait sur le trapèze.
The acrobat twirled on the trapeze.
Les mouettes tournoyaient au-dessus de nos têtes.
Seagulls whirled overhead.