Twirl

Definition of Twirl

Pronunciation: twẽrl

v. t.	1.	To move or turn round rapidly; to whirl round; to move and turn rapidly with the fingers. [imp. & p. p. Twirled (twẽrld); p. pr. & vb. n. Twirling.] 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.
v. i.	1.	To revolve with velocity; to be whirled round rapidly.
n.	1.	The act of twirling; a rapid circular motion; a whirl or whirling; quick rotation.
	2.	A twist; a convolution.

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Charybdis, Maelstrom, back stream, backflow, backwash, backwater, centrifugate, centrifuge, cirrus, coil, contort, convolution, corkscrew, countercurrent, counterflow, counterflux, crinkle, curl, curlicue, dizzy round, eddy, evolute, gulf, gurge, gyrate, gyre, helix, intort, involute, kink, maelstrom, meander, pirouette, purl, rat race, reel, refluence, reflux, regurgitation, revolution, revolve, ringlet, roll, round, scallop, screw, scroll, serpentine, slink, snake, spinning, spiral, surge, swirl, tendril, turning, twine, twirling, twist, twist and turn, volute, volution, vortex, whirl, whirligig, whirling, whirlpool, whirlwind, whorl, winding, worm, wring

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