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twirl
I. \R ˈtwərl, esp before pause or consonant ˈtwər.əl; -R ˈtwə̄l or ˈtwəil\ verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: perhaps of Scandinavian origin; akin to Norwegian dialect tvirla, tvilla to spin, twirl; akin to Frisian dwerlje, dwirlje to whirl, Middle Dutch dwerelen to whirl, Old High German dweran to stir — more at turbid
intransitive verb
1. : to revolve rapidly : become whirled round : spin
< twirling about the floor >
2. : to writhe like a snake : move with sinuous twisting motion : undulate
3. : to pitch in a baseball game
transitive verb
1.
a. : to rotate rapidly : cause to take a circular, curving, or spiral course : spin, twist, whirl
< twirled his moustaches >
< she twirled the beater furiously — Christopher Bloom >
< twirled an auburn curl about her finger >
< spied two policemen twirling their billies — W.A.Swanberg >
b. : to flourish (a drum major's baton) in more or less elaborate whirling figures
2. : pitch 3b(2)
Synonyms: see turn
II. noun
(-s)
1. : an act of rotating or spinning something or of revolving : a rapid circling or turning : whirl
< stood watching a skater's twirls and figure eights >
< the flash and twirl of batons to strident martial music >
2. : something that turns or is turned or has a round or spiral form : coil, convolution, twist, whorl
< distinctive loops and twirls of individual handwriting >
< the spiral twirl of a seashell > |