Verb
They twirled past us on the dance floor.
The cheerleaders jumped and twirled.
The kite twisted and twirled in the wind.
The chef twirled the noodles around his fork. Noun
The dancers executed perfect twirls.
the twirl of the dancer's skirt mesmerized me
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Verb
The hitmaker clocked the most hours of anyone, twirling and twerking (with a champagne glass in hand) to every song on the DJ’s set list from ABBA and Gloria Estefan to Kendrick Lamar.—Angelique Jackson, Variety, 3 Mar. 2025 Batherson twirled his stick before tucking it back like a sword remaining in its sheath.—Julian McKenzie, The Athletic, 24 Feb. 2025
Noun
The two ends are powered by separate motors, and the handle also twirls to create that come-hither motion that’s so well-suited for G-spot stimulation.—Gabrielle Kassel, SELF, 11 Feb. 2025 Get The Recipe Fettuccine With Collards And Bacon Ready for a twirl?—Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 31 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for twirl
Word History
Etymology
Verb
perhaps of Scandinavian origin; akin to Norwegian dialect tvirla to twirl; akin to Old High German dweran to stir
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