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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 means to turn something quickly several times or to give a sudden quick turn or set of turns in a circle. Learn how to use twirl in sentences, see synonyms and antonyms, and hear how to pronounce it.

   • English (US)

     TWIRL meaning: 1. to turn something quickly several times:...

   • Znaczenie Twirl, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     TWIRL definicja: 1. to turn something quickly several times:...

   • Twirl: French Translation

     twirl translate: (faire) tournoyer, tournoiement...

   • Twirl: Japanese Translation

     TWIRL translate: くるくる回（まわ）る, 回転（かいてん）. Learn more in the...

   • Twirl: German Translation

     twirl translate: drehen, schnelle Drehung. Learn more in the...

   • Twirl Spanish Translation

     TWIRL translate: girar, giro [masculine, singular]. Learn...

3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › twirlTwirl Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   noun. 1. : an act of twirling. 2. : coil, whorl.

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

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   Twirl means to turn or move something around rapidly and repeatedly in a circle, or to twist or coil something. Learn more about the word origin, usage, and pronunciation of twirl with Collins English Dictionary.

5. www.dictionary.com › browse › twirlTWIRL Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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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. noun. an act of rotating or being rotated; whirl or twist.

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

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   Twirl means to turn something quickly several times or to give a sudden quick turn or set of turns in a circle. Learn how to use twirl in a sentence, see synonyms and antonyms, and hear how to pronounce it.

7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishtwirl verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

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   [transitive] twirl something (around/about) to make something turn quickly and lightly round and round synonym spin. He twirled his hat in his hand. She sat twirling the stem of the glass in her fingers.

8. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › twirlTwirl - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   the act of rotating rapidly. synonyms: spin, twist, twisting, whirl. see more. noun. a sharp bend in a line produced when a line having a loop is pulled tight. synonyms: kink, twist. see more.