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Meanings of twirl (twirled) in inglês

português
cacho
catalão
gir
espanhol
giro

The act of rotating rapidly.

cacho
catalão
arremolinar-se

Turn in a twisting or spinning motion.

arremolinar-se
português
rodopiar
catalão
arremolinar-se

Cause to spin.

rodopiar
Synonyms
Examples for "birl"
Examples for "birl"
1
Suddenly with one accord they commenced to birl the log from left to right.
Blazed Trail Stories, and Stories of the Wild Life
2
The boy waved his hat and birled the log until the spray flew.
The Rules of the Game
3
"No," I disclaimed, "this is a better sight than a birling match."
Blazed Trail Stories, and Stories of the Wild Life
4
"That means," he said, "that some of their great men are birling at the wine within, and will little like to be disturbed."
Red Cap Tales, Stolen from the Treasure Chest of the Wizard of t...
Usage of twirled in inglês
1
It twirled in the air, and then flew back over his head.
A Pair of Blue Eyes
2
And he twirled his staff in his fingers till it whistled again.
The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood
3
Any public profile can survive a minor scandal if it's twirled correctly.
Internecine
4
In any case he frowned, vigorously twirled his dark moustache, and exclaimed:
The Created Legend
5
Blue butterflies twirled in front of his face, pale moths flew out.
The Best British Short Stories of 1922
6
She stepped back and twirled the chair about with her disengaged hand.
The Golden Slipper, and Other Problems for Violet Strange
7
He twirled a paper-cutter in his fingers, reflected a moment, and said:-
Mohun; Or, the Last Days of Lee and His Paladins. / Final Memoir...
8
But here and here-He twirled the bunch skilfully on its string.
Mr. Achilles
9
The powerfully built young American twirled his hat uncomfortably between his fingers.
The Parts Men Play
10
To my surprise, the more I twirled, the more people ignored me.
Geektastic
11
De Chauxville twirled his neat mustache, looking keenly at her the while.
The Sowers
12
He selected a blackthorn, twirled it, saluted, and posed before the mirror.
The Drums of Jeopardy
13
Mountain peaks twirled by her ship and barreled away into the void.
Mech
14
Hey, mine isn't too shabby either!' She stood up and twirled around.
Another life
15
For it tossed him, and twirled him, then passed, and he stood
Childhood's Favorites and Fairy Stories / The Young Folks Treasu...
16
I twirled in a slow circle, stirring up eddies at my feet.
Seraphina
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Translations for twirled
espanhol
giro
Twirled through the time
Twirled across language varieties
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Common