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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

/ ³Ù·Éɜ˱ô /

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

  • ˈ³Ù·É¾±°ù±ô±ð°ù, noun
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ³Ü²Ô·³Ù·É¾±°ù±ô±ð»å adjective
  • ³Ü²Ô·³Ù·É¾±°ù±ôi²Ô²µ adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of twirl1

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

Origin of twirl1

C16: perhaps a blend of twist + whirl
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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.â€

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Sleek sea otters dive and twirl in a tank before awed visitors.

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“It was a normal day,†he began, twirling on the swivel chair in the Monrovia Marriott’s ADA suite where his family was staying 14 days after the fire.

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