Grammatical class
Verb
tournoyer
(intransitive, of smoke, leaves, snow flakes) to whirl, to swirl
Details
Syllables
tour-noyer
Phonetics
tuʁ.nwa.je
Grammatical class
Verb
Freq. (books)
11526
Freq. (movies)
36236
Freq. (news)
51542
Sentences
Faire tournoyer
To swirl, swing (e.g. a lasso)
A1
Sa voiture se mit à tournoyer dans le virage.
His car spun out of control going around the curve.
B2