twirl
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twirl
- /twɜːl/ UK
- /twɝl/ US
- /twøːl/ New Zealand, Wales
- /twɪɾl/ Scotland
- /tweːl/
- /twɛːl/
Rhymes with -ɜː(ɹ)l
Where it comes from
Of Scandinavian origin, akin to Norwegian Nynorsk tvirla, Old High German dweran (German zwirlen, quirlen), Dutch dwarrelen and Icelandic þyrill; all from Proto-Germanic *þwirilaz (“stirring-stick, whisk”), *þweraną (“to stir”). Or, an alteration of tirl (“to twist”), with influence from whirl.
noun twirls
- A movement where a person spins round elegantly; a pirouette.
- Any rotating movement; a spin. The conductor gave his baton a twirl, and the orchestra began to play.
- A little twist of some substance; a swirl. Place the cream in a piping bag with a fairly large star pipe attached, fill each tartlet with a twirl of cream and top with a strawberry.
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A prison guard.
Which was in the main childishness and pettiness, the reason for this was that most of the twirls and the governors had […]
Similar: screw
verb twirls · twirling · twirled
- To perform a twirl.
- To rotate rapidly. See ruddy maids, / Some taught with dexterous hand to twirl the wheel.
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To twist round.
He inflated his chest, twirled his moustache, and thumped the table with a revulsion to thunderous indignation.
Similar: twizzle
- To pitch. When the batteries were announced, however, and Herb Pennock of the Boston Red Sox, probably the best pitcher in all baseballdom, was named to twirl for the invading team, we felt we had been tricked.
Translations
Every language
noun Movement where one spins round elegantly; a pirouette
| Español | pirueta |
|---|---|
| Français | pirouette |
| Deutsch | Pirouette, Drehschwung |
| Русский | враще́ние vraščénije |
verb to perform a twirl
| Français | pirouetter |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | einen Wirbel vollführen |
| Ελληνικά | στριφογυρίζω strifogyrízo |
| Русский | кружи́ться kružítʹsja |
verb to rotate rapidly
| Español | girar |
|---|---|
| Français | faire tournoyer |
| Deutsch | herumwirbeln, schnell herumdrehen |
| Русский | враща́ть vraščátʹ, верте́ть vertétʹ |
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title = {twirl},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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