twirled; twirling; twirls
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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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Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 3 Jan. 2025
Today’s political heavy hitters are just as likely to twirl tagliatelle at Officina or spoon paella at Spanish showstopper Del Mar in the trendy Wharf district.
—Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Dec. 2024
Richard Trapunski, Billboard, 20 Dec. 2024
The transformative world he’s drawn into is what spins (and twirls and leaps and bounces) in front of the audience, bringing with it circus of the sublime.
—David Dickstein, Orange County Register, 18 Dec. 2024
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Verb
The authors ultimately identified two distinct forms of equilibrium that enable steady-state hula hooping: a synchronization process causing the hoop to twirl at the same frequency as the gyration motion, directing its center outward, and the hoop's vertical positioning.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 3 Jan. 2025
Today’s political heavy hitters are just as likely to twirl tagliatelle at Officina or spoon paella at Spanish showstopper Del Mar in the trendy Wharf district.
—Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Dec. 2024
Noun
Onstage, clad in Punjabi attire, Diljit was charming and assured, his every smile and twirl of his mustache setting the crowd into a wave of applause and cheers.
—Richard Trapunski, Billboard, 20 Dec. 2024
The transformative world he’s drawn into is what spins (and twirls and leaps and bounces) in front of the audience, bringing with it circus of the sublime.
—David Dickstein, Orange County Register, 18 Dec. 2024
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“Twirl.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/twirl. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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twirl
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: an act of twirling
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