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1. (v.t.) twirl
to cause to rotate rapidly; spin; whirl.
2. twirl
to twiddle.
3. twirl
to wind idly, as about something.
4. twirl
Baseball. to pitch.
5. (v.i.) twirl
to rotate rapidly; whirl.
6. twirl
to turn quickly so as to face or point in another direction.
7. twirl
Baseball. to pitch.
8. (n.) twirl
an act or instance of twirling; spin; whirl.
9. twirl
something having a spiral shape.
Etymology: (1590–1600; perh. expressive alter. of whirl)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) kink, twist, twirl
a sharp bend in a line produced when a line having a loop is pulled tight
2. (verb) spin, twirl, twist, twisting, whirl
the act of rotating rapidly
"he gave the crank a spin"; "it broke off after much twisting"
3. (verb) twirl, swirl, twiddle, whirl
turn in a twisting or spinning motion
"The leaves swirled in the autumn wind"
4. (verb) whirl, birl, spin, twirl
cause to spin
"spin a coin"
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1. (verb) twirl
to turn around and around in circles
The dancers twirled and jumped.; She twirled the ball on her finger.; a twirl of her skirts
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) twirl
the act of twirling; a rapid circular motion; a whirl or whirling; quick rotation
2. (noun) twirl
a twist; a convolution
3. (verb) twirl
to move or turn round rapidly; to whirl round; to move and turn rapidly with the fingers
4. (verb) twirl
to revolve with velocity; to be whirled round rapidly
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Sense: to (cause to) turn round (and round); to spin
She twirled her hair round her finger.
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 Serbian: okretati |
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 Thai: วน |
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 Taiwanese: 捻弄 |
 Ukrainian: вертіти, крутити; кружлят |
 Urdu: گھمانا، چکر دينا |
 Vietnamese: quay, xoay nhanh |
 Chinese: 捻弄 |
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