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Dictionary: twirl   (twûrl) pronunciation

v., twirled, twirl·ing, twirls.

v.tr.
  1. To rotate or revolve briskly; swing in a circle; spin: twirled a baton to lead the band.
  2. To twist or wind around: twirl thread on a spindle.
v.intr.
  1. To move or spin around rapidly, suddenly, or repeatedly: The pinwheel twirled in the breeze.
  2. To whirl or turn suddenly; make an about-face: twirled in the direction of the noise.
  3. Baseball. To pitch.
n.
  1. The act of twirling or the condition of being twirled; a quick spinning or twisting.
  2. Something twirled; a twist: a twirl of cotton candy.

[Origin unknown.]

twirler twirl'er n.

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verb

    To rotate rapidly: spin, swirl, whirl. See repetition.

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v

Definition: turn around circularly
Antonyms: straight, untwirl, untwist


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pronunciation

IN BRIEF: The act of rotating rapidly.

pronunciation The diners twirled the pasta around their forks.

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - svinge med, hvirvle rundt, snurre
v. intr. - snurre, dreje, hvirvle rundt, svinge
n. - krusedulle, omdrejning, hvirvel, snirkel, sving

Nederlands (Dutch)
tollen, (doen) ronddraaien, pirouette

Français (French)
v. tr. - faire tournoyer, tortiller, entortiller
v. intr. - tournoyer, s'enrouler autour de
n. - tournoiement, volute

Deutsch (German)
v. - (schnell) drehen, wirbeln, zwirbeln
n. - schnelle (Um)drehung, Schnörkel

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - συστρέφω/-ομαι, στριφογυρίζω, στροβιλίζω/-ομαι, περιδινώ
n. - στροβίλισμα, στριφογύρισμα, περιστροφή, γυροβολιά, στρίψιμο

Italiano (Italian)
piroettare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - girar, rodar
n. - rotação (f), giro (m), pirueta (f)

Русский (Russian)
(англ.) вертеть, кружить, послать "крученый" мяч (в бейсболе/теннисе)

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - retorcer, hacer girar o dar vueltas rápidamente
v. intr. - girar rápidamente, retorcerse, enroscarse
n. - giro o vuelta rápidos, molinete, remolino, rasgo (hecho con la pluma)

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - snurra (runt), svänga (virvla) omkring, snurra, sno, vrida
n. - snurrande, snurrning, virvlande, vridning, piruett, släng, snirkel, krumelur

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
快速转动, 捻弄, 转动, 旋转, 旋转的东西

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 快速轉動, 捻弄
v. intr. - 轉動, 旋轉
n. - 旋轉, 捻弄, 轉動, 旋轉的東西

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 빙빙 돌리다, 휘두르다, 던지다
v. intr. - 빙빙 돌다, 투구하다
n. - 회전, 장식 글씨, 소용돌이 꼴

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - くるくる回す, 巻き付ける, くるくる回る, 投球する
n. - 回転, 旋回, くるくる回るもの

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يبرم, يدور (الاسم) لفه, دورة‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮סובב, גילגל, סילסל‬
v. intr. - ‮הסתובב‬
n. - ‮סיבוב, הסתובבות‬


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