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Meanings of twirl in anglès

portuguès
cacho
català
gir
espanyol
giro

The act of rotating rapidly.

gir
català
arremolinar-se

Turn in a twisting or spinning motion.

arremolinar-se
Synonyms
Examples for "swirl"
Examples for "swirl"
1
The warning comes as questions swirl through financial markets over Deutsche Bank.
Reuters
2
It is easy to forget everything else, and let time swirl away.
The Memoirs of Cleopatra
3
The water-carrier of the moment disappeared in a swirl of excited contestants.
African Camp Fires
4
His Beverly Hills home became the scene of a constant social swirl.
Wired
5
Then there are the personal expectations that swirl around the new leader.
The Guardian
1
I stared down at my hand and tried to twiddle my fingers.
Dead beat
2
What can you do with four days except fret and thumb-twiddle?
The Wise Man’s Fear
3
Jackson hesitated and I saw his hands twiddle over his buttons.
Dogs of war
4
Periodically her hand would crawl down to my groin to tweak and twiddle.
Disciple of the dog
5
She had never been willing to sit and twiddle her thumbs.
White Queen of the Cannibals: the Story of Mary Slessor of Calab...
portuguès
rodopiar
català
arremolinar-se

Cause to spin.

arremolinar-se
Usage of twirl in anglès
1
And yet, the petals continue to twirl, teasing and edging you closer.
Good girls don't
2
I try not to wobble too much, and I twirl a lot.
The Guardian
3
I wanted to run and twirl and jump until I was soaked.
Shadowglass: the shadowfae chronicles
4
This was small comfort to Lydia, watching the pretty groups twirl by.
Lydia of the Pines
5
The coachman did a little twirl in the middle of the road.
I shall wear midnight
6
He watched the man twirl a pencil of light over the snow.
Native son
7
It is so uninteresting to sit and twirl one's thumbs: Twiddle-dee Twiddle-dum.
Reno — a Book of Short Stories and Information
8
The man, without answering, began to twirl the ends of his moustache.
Dubliners
9
A thumb that could hitchhike, twirl spaghetti, play trumpet, write a sonnet.
Bare Bones
10
I didn't even know Uncle Paolo had it in him to twirl.
Origin
11
These specimens didn't dance, caper, tumble, twirl, jig, or play miniature accordions.
Seize the night
12
Smiling instead, she made a little twirl to show off her dress.
A Cavern of Black Ice
13
What made her spin and twirl about like this-irresponsibly ,unintentionally ,irrepressibly ,meaninglessly
What's Bred in the Bone
14
He did a little twirl in front of the mirror and beamed.
Time After Time
15
The switch and the twirl represented just so much energy and animal spirits.
One Basket
16
She began to twirl the prepared opium above the flame of the lamp.
Dope
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Translations for twirl
espanyol
giro
Twirl through the time
Twirl across language varieties
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Common