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as in swung
to move (something) in a curved or circular path on or as if on an axis
absentmindedly twirled a lock of her hair around her finger
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as in rotated
to move in circles around an axis or center
an ice-skater twirling in place
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Recent Examples of twirled
Belts and scarves can also be twirled and placed inside drawers or acrylic organizers, or, hung on closet rods with multi-tier hangers.
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Christina Pérez, Vogue, 19 Dec. 2024
Kenya Moore has twirled her way to Kenya with her 5-year-old daughter Brooklyn.
—Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 13 Oct. 2024
Under the giant disco ball, partygoers sipped champagne and twirled well past midnight.
—Zachary Schwartz, Vogue, 11 Oct. 2024
Then a series of brightly familiar guitar notes twirled up from the stage and hung suspended in the arena like a set of Christmas lights.
—Hanif Abdurraqib, The New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2024
Christina Pérez, Vogue, 19 Dec. 2024
Kenya Moore has twirled her way to Kenya with her 5-year-old daughter Brooklyn.
—Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 13 Oct. 2024
Under the giant disco ball, partygoers sipped champagne and twirled well past midnight.
—Zachary Schwartz, Vogue, 11 Oct. 2024
Then a series of brightly familiar guitar notes twirled up from the stage and hung suspended in the arena like a set of Christmas lights.
—Hanif Abdurraqib, The New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for twirled
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After thirty minutes, Cohen and his chair were rotated ten degrees and measured again.—
Zach Zimmerman,
The New Yorker,
23 Dec. 2024
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This indicated not only a black hole lurking at the center of this galaxy but that object was bizarrely rotated at a 90-degree angle to NGC 5084.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
20 Dec. 2024
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Grief teleported my mind to pasts where my mother was the star around which our family revolved, and to possible futures with or without her.—
Ida Momennejad,
New York Times,
20 Dec. 2024
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It’s been a collective and a community of people that has kind of revolved, but there’s been a nucleus that has stayed the same.—
Amy Kaufman,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Sep. 2024
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The Deluxe Rooms have a balcony giving views over the lake, as well as walk-wardrobes, touch-pads for curtains and lights and hi-tech TVs that can be swivelled around to watch from bed or from the sofa area.—
Angelina Villa-Clarke,
Forbes,
13 Dec. 2024
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Judge Wiley swivelled in his leather chair toward the sixteen jurors seated in his jury box.—
Adam Iscoe,
The New Yorker,
9 Dec. 2024
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“Twirled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/twirled. Accessed 27 Jan. 2025.
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