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Twirl Meaning & Definition
Twirl Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Twirl?

[n] the act of rotating rapidly; "he gave the crank a spin"; "it broke off after much twisting"
[n] a sharp bend in a line produced when a line having a loop is pulled tight
[v] cause to spin; "spin a coin"
[v] turn in a twisting or spinning motion; "The leaves swirled in the autumn wind"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Twirl: birl | kink | spin | spin | swirl | twiddle | twist | twist | twisting | whirl | whirl

Related Terms | Find terms related to Twirl:

See Also | bend | birling | circumvolve | crease | crimp | flexure | fold | go around | logrolling | pirouette | plication | revolve | rotate | rotation

Twirl In Webster's Dictionary

\Twirl\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Twirled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Twirling}.] [Cf. AS. [thorn]wiril a churn staff, a stirrer, flail, [thorn]weran, [=a][thorn]weran, to agitate, twirl, G. zwirlen, quirlen, to twirl, to turn round or about, quirl a twirling stick, OHG. dweran to twirl, stir. Cf. {Trowel}.] To move or turn round rapidly; to whirl round; to move and turn rapidly with the fingers. See ruddy maids, Some taught with dexterous hand to twirl the wheel. --Dodsley. No more beneath soft eve's consenting star Fandango twirls his jocund castanet. --Byron.
\Twirl\, v. i. To revolve with velocity; to be whirled round rapidly.
\Twirl\, n. 1. The act of twirling; a rapid circular motion; a whirl or whirling; quick rotation. 2. A twist; a convolution. --Woodward.

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