twirled
simple past tense and past participle of twirl
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
27 January 2025
(adjective) capable of being split or cleft or divided in the direction of the grain; “fissile crystals”; “fissile wood”
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.
