twirl

twirl

T0438700 (twûrl)v. twirled, twirl·ing, twirls v.tr.1. To rotate or revolve briskly; swing in a circle; spin: twirled a baton to lead the band.2. To twist or wind around: twirl thread on a spindle.v.intr.1. To move or spin around rapidly, suddenly, or repeatedly: The pinwheel twirled in the breeze.2. To whirl or turn suddenly; make an about-face: twirled in the direction of the noise.3. Baseball To pitch.n.1. The act of twirling or the condition of being twirled; a quick spinning or twisting.2. Something twirled; a twist: a twirl of cotton candy.

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twirl′er n.

twirl

(twɜːl) vb1. to move or cause to move around rapidly and repeatedly in a circle2. (tr) to twist, wind, or twiddle, often idly: she twirled her hair around her finger. 3. (intr; often foll by around or about) to turn suddenly to face another way: she twirled around angrily to face him. n4. an act of rotating or being rotated; whirl or twist5. something wound around or twirled; coil6. a written flourish or squiggle[C16: perhaps a blend of twist + whirl] ˈtwirler n

twirl

(twɜrl)

v.t. 1. to cause to rotate rapidly; spin; whirl. 2. to twiddle. 3. to wind idly, as about something. 4. Baseball. to pitch. v.i. 5. to rotate rapidly; whirl. 6. to turn quickly so as to face or point in another direction. 7. Baseball. to pitch. n. 8. an act or instance of twirling; spin; whirl. 9. something having a spiral shape. [1590–1600; perhaps expressive alter. of whirl] twirl′er, n.

twirl

- May be a blend of twist and whirl.See also related terms for whirl.

twirl

Past participle: twirled
Gerund: twirling

Imperative
twirl
twirl

Present
I twirl
you twirl
he/she/it twirls
we twirl
you twirl
they twirl

Preterite
I twirled
you twirled
he/she/it twirled
we twirled
you twirled
they twirled

Present Continuous
I am twirling
you are twirling
he/she/it is twirling
we are twirling
you are twirling
they are twirling

Present Perfect
I have twirled
you have twirled
he/she/it has twirled
we have twirled
you have twirled
they have twirled

Past Continuous
I was twirling
you were twirling
he/she/it was twirling
we were twirling
you were twirling
they were twirling

Past Perfect
I had twirled
you had twirled
he/she/it had twirled
we had twirled
you had twirled
they had twirled

Future
I will twirl
you will twirl
he/she/it will twirl
we will twirl
you will twirl
they will twirl

Future Perfect
I will have twirled
you will have twirled
he/she/it will have twirled
we will have twirled
you will have twirled
they will have twirled

Future Continuous
I will be twirling
you will be twirling
he/she/it will be twirling
we will be twirling
you will be twirling
they will be twirling

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been twirling
you have been twirling
he/she/it has been twirling
we have been twirling
you have been twirling
they have been twirling

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been twirling
you will have been twirling
he/she/it will have been twirling
we will have been twirling
you will have been twirling
they will have been twirling

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been twirling
you had been twirling
he/she/it had been twirling
we had been twirling
you had been twirling
they had been twirling

Conditional
I would twirl
you would twirl
he/she/it would twirl
we would twirl
you would twirl
they would twirl

Past Conditional
I would have twirled
you would have twirled
he/she/it would have twirled
we would have twirled
you would have twirled
they would have twirled

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	twirl - a sharp bend in a line produced when a line having a loop is pulled tightkink, twistcrease, crimp, fold, plication, flexure, bend - an angular or rounded shape made by folding; "a fold in the napkin"; "a crease in his trousers"; "a plication on her blouse"; "a flexure of the colon"; "a bend of his elbow"
	2.	twirl - the act of rotating rapidly; "he gave the crank a spin"; "it broke off after much twisting"spin, twisting, whirl, twistrotary motion, rotation - the act of rotating as if on an axis; "the rotation of the dancer kept time with the music"pirouette - (ballet) a rapid spin of the body (especially on the toes as in ballet)birling, logrolling - rotating a log rapidly in the water (as a competitive sport)
Verb	1.	twirl - turn in a twisting or spinning motion; "The leaves swirled in the autumn wind"swirl, twiddle, whirlrevolve, rotate, go around - turn on or around an axis or a center; "The Earth revolves around the Sun"; "The lamb roast rotates on a spit over the fire"
	2.	twirl - cause to spin; "spin a coin" birl, whirl, spincircumvolve, rotate - cause to turn on an axis or center; "Rotate the handle"

twirl

verb1. twiddle, turn, rotate, wind, spin, twist, revolve, whirl She twirled an empty glass in her fingers.2. turn, whirl, wheel, spin, twist, pivot, gyrate, pirouette, turn on your heel Several hundred people twirl around the dance floor.noun1. turn, spin, rotation, whirl, wheel, revolution, twist, pirouette, gyration with a twirl of his silver-handled cane

twirl

verbTo rotate rapidly:spin, swirl, whirl.

Translations

捻动捻弄转动

twirl

(twəːl) verb to (cause to) turn round (and round); to spin. She twirled her hair round her finger. 捻弄 捻弄 noun an act of twirling. 轉動，撚動 转动，捻动