twirl as a noun: - 1
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as a verb: - 1
- 2
twirl
noun
1 twirl
A sharp bend in a line produced when a line having a loop is pulled tight.
synonyms: kink, twist.
Roget 248:
winding
etc.
v.;
convolution,
involution,
circumvolution;
wave,
undulation,
tortuosity,
anfractuosity†;
sinuosity,
sinuation†;
meandering,
circuit,
circumbendibus†,
twist,
twirl,
windings and turnings,
ambages†;
torsion;
inosculation†;
reticulation
etc.
(crossing)
219;
rivulation†;
roughness
etc.
256.
coil,
roll,
curl;
buckle,
spiral,
helix,
corkscrew,
worm,
volute,
rundle;
tendril;
scollop†,
scallop,
escalop†;
kink;
ammonite,
snakestone†.
serpent,
eel,
maze,
labyrinth.
knot.
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2 twirl
The act of rotating rapidly.
synonyms: spin, twist, twisting, whirl.
Dutch: effect, schroef, spin, wervelbeweging, werveling
Polish: młyniec
verb
1 twirl
Turn in a twisting or spinning motion.
synonyms: swirl, twiddle, whirl.
Roget 248:
be convoluted
etc.
adj.;
wind,
twine,
turn and twist,
twirl;
wave,
undulate,
meander;
inosculate†;
entwine,
intwine†;
twist,
coil,
roll;
wrinkle,
curl,
crisp,
twill;
frizzle;
crimp,
crape,
indent,
scollop†,
scallop,
wring,
intort†;
contort;
wreathe
etc.
(cross)
219.
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Roget 311:
turn,
bend,
wheel;
go about,
put about;
heel;
go round to the right about,
turn round to the right about;
turn on one's heel;
make a circle,
make a complete circle,
describe a circle,
describe a complete circle;
go through 180 degrees,
go through 360 degrees,
pass through 180 degrees,
pass through 360 degrees.
circumnavigate,
circumambulate,
circumvent;
put a girdle round about the earth"
[M.N.D.];
go the round,
make the round of.
wind,
circulate,
meander;
whisk,
twirl;
twist
etc.
(convolution)
248;
make a detour
etc.
(circuit)
629.
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Dutch: wervelen
2 twirl
Cause to spin.
synonyms: birl, spin, whirl.
Roget 312:
rotate;
roll along;
revolve,
spin;
turn round;
circumvolve†;
circulate;
gyre,
gyrate,
wheel,
whirl,
pirouette;
twirl,
trundle,
troll,
bowl.
roll up,
furl;
wallow,
welter;
box the compass;
spin like a top,
spin like a teetotum†.
[of an automobile]
spin out.
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Dutch: spinnen
Moby thesaurus: Charybdis, Maelstrom, back stream, backflow, backwash, backwater, centrifugate, centrifuge, cirrus, coil, contort, convolution, corkscrew, countercurrent, counterflow, counterflux, crinkle, curl, curlicue, dizzy round, eddy, evolute, gulf, gurge, gyrate, gyre, helix, intort, involute, kink, maelstrom, meander, pirouette, purl, rat race, reel, refluence, reflux, regurgitation, revolution, revolve, ringlet, roll, rotate, round, scallop, screw, scroll, serpentine, slink, snake, spin, spinning, spiral, surge, swirl, tendril, turn, turning, twine, twirling, twist, twist and turn, volute, volution, vortex, wheel, whirl, whirligig, whirling, whirlpool, whirlwind, whorl, wind, winding, worm, wring ... show more.
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