twirl
verb (used with object)
to cause to rotate rapidly; spin; revolve; whirl.
were twirling
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past progressiveof twirl.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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“Not that people were twirling their mustaches and saying, ‘We’d never do that, because we’re greedy,’ ” he said.
From The New Yorker ● Aug. 19, 2019
Back then, my best times were twirling my baby girl under the gloaming sky on a Florida beach and flopping on the bed with my husband — feet propped against the wall — and talking.
From New York Times ● Apr. 26, 2013
When the storms hit in midweek, the tornado fun nels were twirling at 200 m.p.h.
From Time Magazine Archive
What if the particles of radiation were twirling on their own axes as they dashed forward?
From Time Magazine Archive
We were twirling again, my feet on his as he held me close.
From "Twilight" by Stephenie Meyer
