Meaning of TWIRL
| Pronunciation: | | twurl
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- [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"
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| | Synonyms: | | birl, kink, spin, spin, swirl, twiddle, twist, twist, twisting, whirl, whirl |
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| | See Also: | | bend, birling, circumvolve, crease, crimp, flexure, fold, go around, logrolling, pirouette, plication, revolve, rotate, rotation | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\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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