twirl
Americanverb (used with object)
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to cause to rotate rapidly; spin; revolve; whirl.
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to twiddle.
to twirl my thumbs.
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to wind idly, as about something.
verb (used without object)
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to rotate rapidly; whirl.
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to turn quickly so as to face or point in another direction.
noun
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an act or instance of twirling; spin; whirl.
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something convoluted or having a spiral shape; coil; curl; convolution.
verb
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to move or cause to move around rapidly and repeatedly in a circle
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(tr) to twist, wind, or twiddle, often idly
she twirled her hair around her finger
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(intr; often foll by around or about) to turn suddenly to face another way
she twirled around angrily to face him
noun
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an act of rotating or being rotated; whirl or twist
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something wound around or twirled; coil
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a written flourish or squiggle
Other Word Forms
Derived Forms
Inflected Forms
Nouns
Participles
Conjugated Forms
Present
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twirlsimple
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twirlssimple
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have twirledperfect
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has twirledperfect
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am twirlingprogressive
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are twirlingprogressive
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is twirlingprogressive
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have been twirlingperfect progressive
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has been twirlingperfect progressive
Past
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twirledsimple
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had twirledperfect
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was twirlingprogressive
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were twirlingprogressive
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had been twirlingperfect progressive
Future
Etymology
Origin of twirl
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Example Sentences
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Some tubs will now come with two full-sized Twirl bars, rather than the usual miniature ones.
From BBC • Nov. 15, 2022
Then there are the moves: the Flamingo Twirl, the Porpoise Spin, the Swan, the Albatross, the Butterfly, the Heron and the Manta Ray.
From Washington Post • Aug. 7, 2021
O'Brien has four other runners in the race but Betterbetterbetter and Devotion do not seem good enough, while Twirl and Was were a bit disappointing in their recent trial races.
From The Guardian • May 31, 2012
So what’s a gal to do if she wants to wear a perfume reminiscent of carefree pleasures of summer, like Kate Spade bergamot-laced Twirl?
From New York Times • Jun. 22, 2011
Twirl, whirl round your foot swiftly, and fling up your heels in the air like Phrynicus, until the spectators shout aloud!
From History of English Humour, Vol. 1 With an Introduction upon Ancient Humour by L'Estrange, Alfred Guy Kingan
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