Twirl
21twirl — 1 verb (I, T) to turn around and around or make something do this (+ around/round): twirling around the dance floor | twirl sth around/round: He twirled the gun round in his hand. 2 noun (C) a sudden quick spinning movement twirly adjective …
22twirl — 1. verb 1) he twirled the gun around Syn: spin, whirl, turn, pivot, swivel, twist, revolve, rotate 2) she twirled her hair around her finger Syn: wind, twist, coil, curl …
23twirl — [twɜːl] verb [I/T] to move in circles, or to make something move in circles twirl noun [C] …
24twirl — [[t]twɜrl[/t]] v. t. 1) to cause to rotate rapidly; spin; whirl 2) to twiddle 3) to wind idly, as about something 4) baseball to pitch 5) to rotate rapidly; whirl 6) to turn quickly so as to face or point in another direction 7) baseball to pitch …
25twirl — /twɜl / (say twerl) verb (t) 1. to cause to rotate rapidly; spin; whirl; swing circularly. 2. to twiddle: to twirl one s thumbs. 3. to wind idly, as about something. –verb (i) 4. to rotate rapidly; whirl. 5. to turn quickly so as to face or point …
26twirl one's thumbs — To twiddle one s thumbs • • • Main Entry: ↑twirl …
27twirl — Synonyms and related words: Charybdis, Maelstrom, back stream, backflow, backwash, backwater, centrifugate, centrifuge, cirrus, coil, contort, convolution, corkscrew, countercurrent, counterflow, counterflux, crinkle, curl, curlicue, dizzy round …
28twirl — Mawdesley Glossary a turn, as in dancing …
29twirl — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. twist, spin, rotate, turn, whirl; wind, coil. See convolution, rotation. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. spin, rotate, twist; see turn 1 , whirl . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. spin, rotate, whirl, wheel …
30twirl — twÉœrl /twÉœËl n. rapid rotation, spinning motion, whirl, twist; something having a spiral shape v. cause to spin, rotate rapidly; twist; twiddle …