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 [twɜːl]

vb

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

n

1. an act of rotating or being rotated; whirl or twist

2. something wound around or twirled; coil

3. a written flourish or squiggle

[perhaps a blend of twist + whirl]

twirler  n

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 She twirled an empty glass in her fingers.

2. turn, whirl, wheel, spin, twist, pivot, gyrate, pirouette, turn on your heel Several hundred people twirl around the dance floor.

noun

turn, spin, rotation, whirl, wheel, revolution, twist, pirouette, gyration with a twirl of his silver-handled cane

Translations

twirl [twɜːl]

A. N

1. [of body] → vuelta f, pirueta f

2. (in writing) → rasgo m

B. VT → dar vueltas rápidas a; [+ baton, lasso] → dar vueltas a; [+ knob] → girar; [+ moustache] → atusarse

C. VI → dar vueltas, piruetear

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twirl [ˈtwɜː^rl]

n → tournoiement m
to do a twirl → tournoyer

vt → faire tournoyer

vi → tournoyer

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twirl

vt → (herum)wirbeln; skirt → herumwirbeln; glass → drehen; moustache → zwirbeln; he twirled his partner (a)round the dance floor → er wirbelte seine Partnerin übers Parkett

vi → wirbeln; the skater twirled (a)round on the ice → der Eiskunstläufer wirbelte über das Eis

n → Wirbel m; (in dance) → Drehung f; (of moustache) → hoch stehende or hoch gezwirbelte Spitze; (in writing) → Schnörkel m; to give a knob a twirl → einen Knopf herumdrehen; he gave his partner a twirl → er wirbelte seine Partnerin herum; give us a twirl → dreh dich doch mal

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twirl [twɜːl]

1. n (of body) → piroetta; (in writing) → ghirigoro

2. vt (also twirl round) → far roteare; (knob) → far girare; (moustache) → arricciare

3. vi (also twirl round) → volteggiare, roteare

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twirl [twɜːl]

1. n (of body) → piroetta; (in writing) → ghirigoro

2. vt (also twirl round) → far roteare; (knob) → far girare; (moustache) → arricciare

3. vi (also twirl round) → volteggiare, 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. draai يَدور، يَبْرُم завъртам (се) otáčet (se) sno drehen στριφογυρίζω enrollar, retorcer, juguetear con; girar rápidamente keerutama چرخیدن kieputtaa (faire) tourner, (se) tortiller לְסוֹבֵב घुमाना okretati, vrtjeti pödör memutar-mutar snúa, hringsnúast girare ひねり回す (머리 등을) 빙빙 돌리다 sukti(s) virpināt; griezt; griezties berpusing, berputar draaien snurre, svinge, virvle owinąć enrolar(-se) a (se) răsuci крутить(ся) otáčať sa vrteti okretati snurra [] วน kıvrılmak, kıvırmak, bük(ül)mek 撚弄 вертіти, крутити; кружляти گھمانا، چکر دينا quay, xoay nhanh 捻弄

n

an act of twirling. gedraai دَوْرَه، لَفَّه، تَدْوير завъртане kroužení snoen schnelle Drehung στριφογύρισμα giro, vuelta; jugueteo (enrollando o haciendo girar algo), acción de enrollar keerutus, tiir چرخش kieputus tournoiement סִיבוּב घुमाव okretanje, vrtnja pörgetés putaran hringsnúningur giro, rotazione ひねり回すこと 빨리 돌리기 sukimas virpināšana; griešanās pusingan, putaran draai snurring, svinging, virvling kręcenie się volta învârtire вращение krúženie vrtenje okretanje snurrande, snurrning การบิด kıvrılma, kıvırma, bük(ül)me 轉動，撚動 крутіння, вертіння گھمانے کا عمل sự quay, sự xoay nhanh 转动，捻动