twirlverb [ I or T, usually + adv/prep ]
uk/twɜːl/us/twɝːl/to (cause to) give a sudden quick turn or set of turns in a circle:
She danced and twirled across the room.
He twirled the ribbon around the stick.
He twirled his umbrella as he walked.
She twirled her baton high in the air as she led the parade.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Revolving, rotating and spinning
- centrifugal
- centripetal
- Foucault pendulum
- go round
- gyrate
- in rotation idiom
- rev
- rotate
- rotation
- round and round idiom
- rpm
- sidespin
- span
- spin
- spin (sb) around
- swing
- tailspin
- twiddle
- wheel
- wheel round
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twirl
noun [ C ] ukus
She did a twirl (= turned quickly round) in her new skirt.