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tourbillonner

to whirl / to swirl / to spin
Used for spinning or whirling motion, both literal (leaves, water) and figurative (thoughts, dancers).
je tourbillonne
I whirl
nous tourbillonnons
we whirl
tu tourbillonnes
you whirl - informal
vous tourbillonnez
you whirl - formal
il/elle/on tourbillonne
he/she/one whirls
ils/elles tourbillonnent
they whirl
Les feuilles tourbillonnent dans le vent.
(The leaves are whirling in the wind.)
Tu tourbillonnes sur la piste de danse?
(Are you twirling on the dance floor?)
L'eau tourbillonne dans le lavabo.
(The water swirls in the sink.)
Nous tourbillonnons de joie.
(We are spinning with joy.)
Vous tourbillonnez souvent en dansant?
(Do you often twirl while dancing?)
Les flocons tourbillonnent dehors.
(The snowflakes are swirling outside.)
Je ne tourbillonne pas bien.
(I don't twirl well.)
La poussiere tourbillonne dans l'air.
(The dust is swirling in the air.)
Elle tourbillonne en robe longue.
(She twirls in a long dress.)
Les pensees tourbillonnent dans ma tete.
(Thoughts are swirling in my head.)
Le vent fait tourbillonner les papiers.
(The wind makes the papers whirl.)
Ils tourbillonnent au milieu de la salle.
(They are twirling in the middle of the room.)
La fumee tourbillonne vers le ciel.
(The smoke swirls toward the sky.)
On tourbillonne sous les lumieres.
(We twirl under the lights.)