Thesaurus: twirl

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1. v. t. To move or turn round rapidly; to whirl round; to move and turn rapidly with the fingers.
2. v. i. To revolve with velocity; to be whirled round rapidly.
3. n. The act of twirling; a rapid circular motion; a whirl or whirling; quick rotation.
4. n. A twist; a convolution.
5. n. a sharp bend in a line produced when a line having a loop is pulled tight
6. n. the act of rotating rapidly
7. v. turn in a twisting or spinning motion
8. v. cause to spin
9. 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. To revolve with velocity; to be whirled round rapidly. 1. The act of twirling; a rapid circular motion; a whirl or whirling; quick rotation. 2. A twist; a convolution. Woodward.
10. To move or turn round rapidly; to whirl round; to move and turnrapidly 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 jocundcastanet. Byron.
11. n:10/v:90 v. turn in a twisting or spinning motion