TWIRLS

Noun

twirls

plural of twirl

Verb

twirls

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of twirl

Source: Wiktionary


TWIRL

Twirl, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Twirled; p. pr. & vb. n. Twirling.] Etym: [Cf. AS. þwiril a churn staff, a stirrer, flail, þweran, aþweran, 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



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