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Twirl   /twərl/   Listen
noun
Twirl  n.  
1.
The act of twirling; a rapid circular motion; a whirl or whirling; quick rotation.
2.
A twist; a convolution.


verb
Twirl  v. t.  (past & past part. twirled; pres. part. twirling)  To move or turn round rapidly; to whirl round; to move and turn rapidly with the fingers. "See ruddy maids, Some taught with dexterous hand to twirl the wheel." "No more beneath soft eve's consenting star Fandango twirls his jocund castanet."


Twirl  v. i.  To revolve with velocity; to be whirled round rapidly.





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"Twirl" Quotes from Famous Books



... his cap a twirl, "I am very sorry to see you here; because, I may say, I know you ...
— Round the Block • John Bell Bouton
... than done. He rushed down the mountain-side like a madman. The eagle sprang up in alarm just as he reached the side of a rounded rock. Halting suddenly, he took aim, and fired both barrels. The eagle gave a toss of its head and a twirl of its tail, and, sailing slowly away round a neighbouring ...
— Chasing the Sun • R.M. Ballantyne
... treasury, Prometheus Unbound. It is unquestionably the greatest and most prodigal exhibition of Shelley's powers, this amazing lyric world, where immortal clarities sigh past in the perfumes of the blossoms, populate the breathings of the breeze, throng and twinkle in the leaves that twirl upon the bough; where the very grass is all a-rustle with lovely spirit-things, and a weeping mist of music fills the air. The final scenes especially are such a Bacchic reel and rout and revelry of beauty as leaves ...
— Shelley - An Essay • Francis Thompson
... with the steps; but their would-be partners remark encouragingly: "Sure, and what matter? I'll see you through." Soon all are dancing, and the state of the road is being discussed with as much interest as the floor of a ballroom. Eager directions are given to the more ignorant newcomers, such as, "Twirl your girl, captain!" or "Turn your back to your face!"—rather a difficult direction to carry out, but one which conveys its meaning. Salemina confided to her partner that she feared she was getting a bit old to dance. He looked at her grey hair carefully for a moment, ...
— Penelope's Irish Experiences • Kate Douglas Wiggin
... Dodge sifted flour over her molding board preparatory to transferring the sticky mass of newly made dough from the big yellow mixing bowl to the board. More flour and a skillful twirl or two of the lump and the process of kneading was begun. It continued monotonously for the space of two minutes; then the motions became gradually slower, finally coming ...
— An Alabaster Box • Mary E. Wilkins Freeman and Florence Morse Kingsley


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