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Meanings of
twirl
(twirled)
in English
Portuguese
cacho
Catalan
gir
Spanish
giro
Back to the meaning
The act of rotating rapidly.
spin
twist
twisting
whirl
kink
Portuguese
cacho
Catalan
arremolinar-se
Back to the meaning
Turn in a twisting or spinning motion.
swirl
twiddle
Catalan
arremolinar-se
Synonyms
Examples for "
spin
"
spin
twist
twisting
whirl
kink
Examples for "
spin
"
1
But value per user offers a way to
spin
a similar argument.
2
She needed to exercise some
spin
control, particularly where Valerie was concerned.
3
General Growth completed the
spin
off of Rouse in January this year.
4
Netgear said last week it plans to
spin
off its Arlo business.
5
It said on Tuesday the
spin
off would be completed this year.
1
More recently, the argument has - unsurprisingly - taken an environmental
twist
.
2
The fire makes the red rose in his hand glow and
twist
.
3
A final
twist
in the tale appears to have taken place since.
4
Just managed
twist
out of way so it struck tree just behind.
5
Politically, the opposition True Finns party is seeking to
twist
the knife.
1
You control how much water you want by
twisting
a simple knob.
2
Every evening was occupied in
twisting
and tying evergreen in the chapel.
3
And those words from Christopher Nolan's latest
time
-
twisting
spectacle speak for themselves.
4
Soane was
twisting
his corkscrew in the wire of the champagne bottle.
5
The
twisting
saps his energy but the doctors can't find anything wrong.
1
They're unnerving even now, months later; Grand Central without its human
whirl
.
2
She clung to this idea in the
whirl
of the new life.
3
The bow-string holding the stick made it
whirl
in the hole beneath.
4
The animal disappeared, swallowed in the
whirl
-
wind
that encompassed her and it.
5
The storm was coming, and it would have to
whirl
its course.
1
We love every
kink
,
nap, and curl just the way they are.
2
I reckon things have got in a sort of
kink
for you.
3
Soon it would smash into the
kink
that rose to meet them.
4
You got a
kink
in you when you were quite a girl.
5
In fact, those who live a
kink
lifestyle scorn this problematic novel.
Portuguese
rodopiar
Catalan
arremolinar-se
Back to the meaning
Cause to spin.
birl
Portuguese
rodopiar
Usage of
twirled
in English
1
It
twirled
in the air, and then flew back over his head.
2
And he
twirled
his staff in his fingers till it whistled again.
3
Any public profile can survive a minor scandal if it's
twirled
correctly.
4
In any case he frowned, vigorously
twirled
his dark moustache, and exclaimed:
5
Blue butterflies
twirled
in front of his face, pale moths flew out.
6
She stepped back and
twirled
the chair about with her disengaged hand.
7
He
twirled
a paper-cutter in his fingers, reflected a moment, and said:-
8
But here and here-He
twirled
the bunch skilfully on its string.
9
The powerfully built young American
twirled
his hat uncomfortably between his fingers.
10
To my surprise, the more I
twirled
,
the more people ignored me.
11
De Chauxville
twirled
his neat mustache, looking keenly at her the while.
12
He selected a blackthorn,
twirled
it, saluted, and posed before the mirror.
13
Mountain peaks
twirled
by her ship and barreled away into the void.
14
Hey, mine isn't too shabby either!' She stood up and
twirled
around.
15
For it tossed him, and
twirled
him, then passed, and he stood
16
I
twirled
in a slow circle, stirring up eddies at my feet.
Other examples for "twirled"
Grammar, pronunciation and more
About this term
twirled
twirl
Verb
Indicative · Past Indefinite
Frequent collocations
twirl around
twirl a finger
twirl the dial
twirl away
twirl again
More collocations
Translations for
twirled
Portuguese
cacho
giro
rodopiar
Catalan
gir
arremolinar-se
arrombollar
arrombollar-se
arremolinar
girar
fer girar
Spanish
giro
Twirled
through the time
Twirled
across language varieties
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Common