twirl

twirl  (twûrl)

v. twirled, twirl·ing, twirls

v.tr.

1. To rotate or revolve briskly; swing in a circle; spin: twirled a baton to lead the band.

2. To twist or wind around: twirl thread on a spindle.

v.intr.

1. To move or spin around rapidly, suddenly, or repeatedly: The pinwheel twirled in the breeze.

2. To whirl or turn suddenly; make an about-face: twirled in the direction of the noise.

3. Baseball To pitch.

n.

1. The act of twirling or the condition of being twirled; a quick spinning or twisting.

2. Something twirled; a twist: a twirl of cotton candy.

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twirler n.

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twirl

Verb

1. to move around rapidly and repeatedly in a circle

2. to twist, wind, or twiddle, often idly: twirling the glass in her hand

Noun

1. a whirl or twist

2. a written flourish [origin unknown]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	twirl - a sharp bend in a line produced when a line having a loop is pulled tight kink, twist crease, crimp, fold, plication, flexure, bend - an angular or rounded shape made by folding; "a fold in the napkin"; "a crease in his trousers"; "a plication on her blouse"; "a flexure of the colon"; "a bend of his elbow"
	2.	twirl - the act of rotating rapidly; "he gave the crank a spin"; "it broke off after much twisting" spin, twisting, whirl, twist rotary motion, rotation - the act of rotating as if on an axis; "the rotation of the dancer kept time with the music" pirouette - (ballet) a rapid spin of the body (especially on the toes as in ballet) birling, logrolling - rotating a log rapidly in the water (as a competitive sport)
Verb	1.	twirl - turn in a twisting or spinning motion; "The leaves swirled in the autumn wind" swirl, twiddle, whirl revolve, rotate, go around - turn on or around an axis or a center; "The Earth revolves around the Sun"; "The lamb roast rotates on a spit over the fire"
	2.	twirl - cause to spin; "spin a coin"         birl, whirl, spin circumvolve, rotate - cause to turn on an axis or center; "Rotate the handle"

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twirl

verb 1. twiddle, turn, rotate, wind, spin, twist, revolve, whirl

verb 2. turn, whirl, wheel, spin, twist, pivot, gyrate, pirouette, turn on your heel

noun 3. turn, spin, rotation, whirl, wheel, revolution, twist, pirouette, gyration

Translations

twirl [twəːl] n → giro

vt → dar vueltas a

vi → piruetear

twirl [twəːl] n → tournoiement m

vt → faire tournoyer

vi → tournoyer

twirl [twəːl] vt → herumwirbeln

vi → wirbeln

n → Wirbel m

twirl [twəːl] n → piroetta

vt → far roteare

vi → roteare

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twirl

v twirl [twəːl]

to (cause to) turn round (and round); to spin She twirled her hair round her finger.draaiيَدور، يَبْرُمзавъртам (се)otáčet (se)snodrehenστριφογυρίζωenrollar, retorcer, juguetear con; girar rápidamentekeerutamaچرخیدنpyöritellä(faire) tourner, (se) tortillerלְסוֹבֵבघुमानाokretati, vrtjetipödörmemutar-mutarsnúa, hringsnúastgirareひねり回す빙빙 돌리다[]sukti(s)virpināt; griezt; grieztiesberpusing, berputardraaiensnurre, svinge, virvleowinąćenrolar(-se)a (se) răsuciкрутить(ся)otáčať savrtetiokretatisnurra []วนkıvrılmak, kıvırmak, bük(ül)mek撚弄вертіти, крутити; кружлятиگھمانا، چکر ديناquay, xoay nhanh捻弄

n

an act of twirling. gedraaiدَوْرَه، لَفَّه، تَدْويرзавъртанеkrouženísnoenschnelle Drehungστριφογύρισμαgiro, vuelta; jugueteo (enrollando o haciendo girar algo), acción de enrollarkeerutus, tiirچرخشpyöritystournoiementסִיבוּבघुमावokretanje, vrtnjapörgetésputaranhringsnúningurgiro, rotazioneひねり回すこと빙빙 돌리기[]sukimasvirpināšana; griešanāspusingan, putarandraaisnurring, svinging, virvlingkręcenie sięvoltaînvârtireвращениеkrúženievrtenjeokretanjesnurrande, snurrningการบิดkıvrılma, kıvırma, bük(ül)me轉動，撚動крутіння, вертінняگھمانے کا عملsự quay, sự xoay nhanh转动，捻动