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twirl

[ twurl ]

verb (used with object)

  1. to cause to rotate rapidly; spin; revolve; whirl.
  2. to twiddle:

    to twirl my thumbs.

  3. to wind idly, as about something.


verb (used without object)

  1. to rotate rapidly; whirl.
  2. to turn quickly so as to face or point in another direction.

noun

  1. an act or instance of twirling; spin; whirl.
  2. something convoluted or having a spiral shape; coil; curl; convolution.

twirl

/ ٷɜː /

verb

  1. to move or cause to move around rapidly and repeatedly in a circle
  2. tr to twist, wind, or twiddle, often idly

    she twirled her hair around her finger

  3. intr; often foll by around or about to turn suddenly to face another way

    she twirled around angrily to face him

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. an act of rotating or being rotated; whirl or twist
  2. something wound around or twirled; coil
  3. a written flourish or squiggle
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈٷɾ, noun
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Other Word Forms

  • ܲ·ٷɾ adjective
  • ܲ·ٷɾiԲ adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of twirl1

First recorded in 1590–1600; tw(ist) + (wh)irl
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Word History and Origins

Origin of twirl1

C16: perhaps a blend of twist + whirl
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It’s only in the final few minutes of the course, once the room comfortably twirls to embrace metaphorical sunshine and assertively sashays to leave the negativity behind, that the song is triumphantly revealed.

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"Tiger with his club twirl," said Smith, who is an associate fellow of the British Psychological Society.

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Once while representing an adult entertainment venue, he sprang to his tiptoes in a Los Angeles County courtroom and twirled on one foot with his arms above his head — in his suit and tie.

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And if you can be cackling laughing without a full set twirling in automation, that proves that the bones of the play are solid.

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Each time Sarah tried on a new ensemble, “it was like a little fashion show. She’d, like, twirl and everything.”

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