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twirl
[ twurl ]
verb (used with object)
- to cause to rotate rapidly; spin; revolve; whirl.
- to twiddle:
to twirl my thumbs.
- to wind idly, as about something.
verb (used without object)
- to rotate rapidly; whirl.
- to turn quickly so as to face or point in another direction.
noun
- an act or instance of twirling; spin; whirl.
- something convoluted or having a spiral shape; coil; curl; convolution.
twirl
/ ٷɜː /
verb
- to move or cause to move around rapidly and repeatedly in a circle
- tr to twist, wind, or twiddle, often idly
she twirled her hair around her finger
- intr; often foll by around or about to turn suddenly to face another way
she twirled around angrily to face him
noun
- an act of rotating or being rotated; whirl or twist
- something wound around or twirled; coil
- a written flourish or squiggle
Derived Forms
- ˈٷɾ, noun
Other Word Forms
- ܲ·ٷɾ adjective
- ܲ·ٷɾiԲ adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of twirl1
Example Sentences
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.
"Tiger with his club twirl," said Smith, who is an associate fellow of the British Psychological Society.
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.
And if you can be cackling laughing without a full set twirling in automation, that proves that the bones of the play are solid.
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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