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Entry 4 senses · 3 variants Webster, 1913

Twirl

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