spin, twirl, twist, twisting, whirl
(noun) the act of rotating rapidly; “he gave the crank a spin”; “it broke off after much twisting”
kink, twist, twirl
(noun) a sharp bend in a line produced when a line having a loop is pulled tight
whirl, birl, spin, twirl
(verb) cause to spin; “spin a coin”
twirl, swirl, twiddle, whirl
(verb) turn in a twisting or spinning motion; “The leaves swirled in the autumn wind”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
twirl (plural twirls)
A movement where a person spins round elegantly; a pirouette.
Any rotating movement; a spin.
A little twist of some substance; a swirl.
(slang) A prison guard.
Synonym: screw
twirl (third-person singular simple present twirls, present participle twirling, simple past and past participle twirled)
(intransitive) To perform a twirl.
(transitive) To rotate rapidly.
(transitive) To twist round.
Source: Wiktionary
Twirl, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Twirled; p. pr. & vb. n. Twirling.] Etym: [Cf. AS. Ăľwiril a churn staff, a stirrer, flail, Ăľweran, aĂľweran, to agitate, twirl, G. zwirlen, quirlen, to twirl, to turn round or about, quirl a twirling stick, OHG. dweran to twirl, stir. Cf. Trowel.]
Definition: 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. Dodsley. No more beneath soft eve's consenting star Fandango twirls his jocund castanet. Byron.
Twirl, v. i.
Definition: To revolve with velocity; to be whirled round rapidly.
Twirl, n.
1. The act of twirling; a rapid circular motion; a whirl or whirling; quick rotation.
2. A twist; a convolution. Woodward.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
14 June 2025
(noun) a member of a learned society; “he was elected a fellow of the American Physiological Association”
Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be “dancing” after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. That’s how the first coffee drink was born.
