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twirl

Syllabification: (twirl)
Pronunciation: /twərl/

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Definition of twirl

verb

[no object]
  • spin quickly and lightly around, especially repeatedly:she twirled in delight to show off her new dress
  • [with object] cause to rotate:she twirled her fork in the pasta
  • [with object] Baseball pitch (the ball).

noun

  • 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.

Derivatives

twirler

noun

twirly

adjective

Origin:

late 16th century: probably an alteration (by association with whirl) of tirl, a variant of archaic trill 'twiddle, spin'

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