twirl
pronunciation
How to pronounce twirl in British English:
UK [twɜ:l]
How to pronounce twirl in American English:
US [twɜrl]
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- Noun:
- a sharp bend in a line produced when a line having a loop is pulled tight
- the act of rotating rapidly
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- Verb:
- turn in a twisting or spinning motion
- cause to spin
Word Origin
- twirl (v.)
- 1590s, "move round rapidly" (intransitive), of uncertain origin, possibly connected with Old English þwirl "a stirrer, handle of a churn," and Old Norse þvara "pot-sticker, stirrer." Or on another guess a blend of twist and whirl. Transitive sense, "cause to revolve rapidly," is from 1620s. Related: Twirled; twirling.
- twirl (n.)
- 1590s, "rapid circular motion," from twirl (v.).
Example
- 1. Turn the balloon upside down and twirl the balloon to set the coin in motion .
- 2. Especially when I twirl them like this .
- 3. Honey , can you please not twirl in the house ?
- 4. He walk along briskly , twirl his cane in the air .
- 5. Their heads are at my waist , and my fingers long to slide through their soft hair , to twirl their ringlets .