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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
Kenya Moore has twirled her way to Kenya with her 5-year-old daughter Brooklyn.
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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
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
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“Twirled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/twirled. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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