twirl

twirl
Synonyms and related words:
Charybdis, Maelstrom, back stream, backflow, backwash, backwater, centrifugate, centrifuge, cirrus, coil, contort, convolution, corkscrew, countercurrent, counterflow, counterflux, crinkle, curl, curlicue, dizzy round, eddy, evolute, gulf, gurge, gyrate, gyre, helix, intort, involute, kink, maelstrom, meander, pirouette, purl, rat race, reel, refluence, reflux, regurgitation, revolution, revolve, ringlet, roll, rotate, round, scallop, screw, scroll, serpentine, slink, snake, spin, spinning, spiral, surge, swirl, tendril, turn, turning, twine, twirling, twist, twist and turn, volute, volution, vortex, wheel, whirl, whirligig, whirling, whirlpool, whirlwind, whorl, wind, winding, worm, wring

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  • Twirl — Twirl, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Twirled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Twirling}.] [Cf. AS. [thorn]wiril a churn staff, a stirrer, flail, [thorn]weran, [=a][thorn]weran, to agitate, twirl, G. zwirlen, quirlen, to twirl, to turn round or about, quirl a twirling… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • twirl´er — twirl «twurl», verb, noun. –v.t. 1. to revolve rapidly; spin; whirl: »to twirl a baton. 2. to turn around and around idly: »He twirled his umbrella as he walked. 3. to twist; curl …   Useful english dictionary

  • twirl — [twə:l US twə:rl] v [I and T] [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: Perhaps from a Scandinavian language] to turn around and around or make something do this twirl around/round ▪ Couples were twirling around the dance floor. twirl sth around/round ▪ She… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • twirl — twirl·er; twirl·i·gig; twirl; …   English syllables

  • twirl — [twʉrl] vt., vi. [prob. < Scand, as in Norw dial. tvirla, to twirl, akin to OE thwirel, stirring rod < IE base * twer , to whirl, stir up > TURBID] 1. to rotate rapidly; spin 2. to turn rapidly in a circle; whirl around 3. to twist or… …   English World dictionary

  • Twirl — Twirl, v. i. To revolve with velocity; to be whirled round rapidly. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Twirl — Twirl, n. 1. The act of twirling; a rapid circular motion; a whirl or whirling; quick rotation. [1913 Webster] 2. A twist; a convolution. Woodward. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • twirl — 1590s (n. and v.), of uncertain origin, possibly connected with O.E. þwirl a stirrer. Or else a blend of TWIST (Cf. twist) and WHIRL (Cf. whirl). Related: Twirled; twirling …   Etymology dictionary

  • twirl — vb *turn, revolve, rotate, gyrate, circle, spin, whirl, wheel, eddy, swirl, pirouette …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • twirl — [v] turn around circularly gyrate, gyre, pirouette, pivot, purl, revolve, rotate, spin, turn, twist, wheel, whirl, whirligig, wind; concepts 150,152 Ant. straight, untwirl, untwist …   New thesaurus

  • twirl — ► VERB ▪ spin quickly and lightly round. ► NOUN 1) an act of twirling. 2) a spiralling or swirling shape, especially a flourish made with a pen. DERIVATIVES twirler noun twirly adjective. ORIGIN probab …   English terms dictionary

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