twirl

  • 1Twirl — 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… …

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  • 2twirl´er — twirl «twurl», verb, noun. –v.t. 1. to revolve rapidly; spin; whirl: »to twirl a baton. 2. to turn around and around idly: »He twirled his umbrella as he walked. 3. to twist; curl …

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  • 3twirl — [twə:l US twə:rl] v [I and T] [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: Perhaps from a Scandinavian language] to turn around and around or make something do this twirl around/round ▪ Couples were twirling around the dance floor. twirl sth around/round ▪ She… …

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  • 4twirl — twirl·er; twirl·i·gig; twirl; …

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  • 5twirl — [twʉrl] vt., vi. [prob. < Scand, as in Norw dial. tvirla, to twirl, akin to OE thwirel, stirring rod < IE base * twer , to whirl, stir up > TURBID] 1. to rotate rapidly; spin 2. to turn rapidly in a circle; whirl around 3. to twist or… …

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  • 6Twirl — Twirl, v. i. To revolve with velocity; to be whirled round rapidly. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 7Twirl — Twirl, n. 1. The act of twirling; a rapid circular motion; a whirl or whirling; quick rotation. [1913 Webster] 2. A twist; a convolution. Woodward. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 8twirl — 1590s (n. and v.), of uncertain origin, possibly connected with O.E. þwirl a stirrer. Or else a blend of TWIST (Cf. twist) and WHIRL (Cf. whirl). Related: Twirled; twirling …

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  • 9twirl — vb *turn, revolve, rotate, gyrate, circle, spin, whirl, wheel, eddy, swirl, pirouette …

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  • 10twirl — [v] turn around circularly gyrate, gyre, pirouette, pivot, purl, revolve, rotate, spin, turn, twist, wheel, whirl, whirligig, wind; concepts 150,152 Ant. straight, untwirl, untwist …

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