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   twirl

   /twəːl/

   verb

   • 1. spin quickly and lightly round, especially repeatedly: "she twirled in delight to show off her new dress" Similar spin (round)pirouettewhirlturn (round)wheelgyratepivotswiveltwistrevolverotatebirl
   • ▪ cause to rotate: "she twirled her fork in the pasta" Similar windtwistcoilcurlwrap

   noun

   • 1. an act of spinning: "Kate did a twirl in front of the mirror"
   • ▪ a spiralling or swirling shape, especially a flourish made with a pen: "on the lid was a name written in old-fashioned twirls"

   Word Origin late 16th century: probably an alteration (by association with whirl) of tirl, a variant of archaic trill ‘twiddle, spin’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. twirler noun
   • 2. twirly adjective

   Scrabble Points: 8

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishTWIRL | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   TWIRL definition: 1. to turn something quickly several times: 2. to give a sudden quick turn or set of turns in a…. Learn more.

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   noun. 1. : an act of twirling. 2. : coil, whorl. twirly. ˈtwər-lē. adjective. Synonyms. Verb. pivot.

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   verb. to move or cause to move around rapidly and repeatedly in a circle. tr to twist, wind, or twiddle, often idly. she twirled her hair around her finger. intr; often foll by around or about to turn suddenly to face another way. she twirled around angrily to face him.

5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishTWIRL definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   If you twirl, you turn around and around quickly, for example when you are dancing. Several hundred people twirl around the ballroom dance floor. [ VERB preposition/adverb ]

6. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryTWIRL | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   TWIRL meaning: 1. to turn something quickly several times: 2. to give a sudden quick turn or set of turns in a…. Learn more.

7. www.thefreedictionary.com › twirlTwirl - definition of twirl by The Free Dictionary

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   1. to move or cause to move around rapidly and repeatedly in a circle. 2. ( tr) to twist, wind, or twiddle, often idly: she twirled her hair around her finger. 3. ( intr; often foll by around or about) to turn suddenly to face another way: she twirled around angrily to face him. n. 4. an act of rotating or being rotated; whirl or twist.

8. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › twirltwirl | meaning of twirl in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary...

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   twirl meaning, definition, what is twirl: to turn around and around or make someth...: Learn more.