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   twirl

   /twərl/

   verb

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

   noun

   • 1. an act of spinning: "Kate did a twirl in front of the mirror"
   • ▪ a spiraling 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. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › twirlTwirl Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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

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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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   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 something or if it twirls, it turns around and around with a smooth, fairly fast movement. She twirled her empty glass in her fingers. American English : twirl / ˈtwɜrl /

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

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   3 days ago · 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.

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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.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › us › definitiontwirl 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.

9. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionaryTWIRL - All you need to know about it | Collins English...

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   Definitions of 'twirl'. 1. If you twirl something or if it twirls, it turns around and around with a smooth, fast movement. [...] 2. If you twirl, you turn around and around quickly, for example, when you are dancing. [...] More.

10. 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.

11. 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.