Origin and meaning obscure. (Some identify it with twirl, n. or whirl, n.)

transitive. To twirl, cause to turn.

transitive. To whirl, twirl, roll or wind round.

transitive. To cause to rotate or spin; to turn (an object) round rapidly; to turn about in the hands; to spin between the finger and thumb, etc…

transitive. To turn round and round; to whirl, twirl; in quot. 1681 to churn. Obsolete or dialect.

transitive. To cause to rotate; to twirl, spin, whirl (something held in the hand); spec. to twirl (a mop) so as to free it from water. Cf. roll, v.2…

transitive. To twirl, twist; to turn round; to form by twisting.