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
22 January 2025
(noun) memorial consisting of a very large stone forming part of a prehistoric structure (especially in western Europe)
Coffee starts as a yellow berry, changes into a red berry, and then is picked by hand to harvest. The red berry is de-shelled through a water soaking process and what’s left inside is the green coffee bean. This bean then dries in the sun for 3-5 days, where it is then packed and ready for sale.
