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twirls

  • plural of twirl.
  • present tense form of twirl (3rd person singular).

Example Sentences

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Fish swim around seagrass, penguins gather above, an ice dancer twirls around them.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

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.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2025

Each episode allows us to get to know more about them beyond a few quirks or twirls of the figurative mustache.

From Salon • Dec. 26, 2024

He chops the image up, twirls it around, makes it sing.

From New York Times • Mar. 15, 2024

While I think on those words, Director Horus twirls his staff and the stars scatter, returning the night sky to normal.

From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston