About The Word Twirl
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Twirl
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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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