twirled; twirling; twirls
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Examples of twirl in a Sentence
Verb
They twirled past us on the dance floor.
The cheerleaders jumped and twirled.
The kite twisted and twirled in the wind.
The chef twirled the noodles around his fork.
Noun
The dancers executed perfect twirls.
the twirl of the dancer's skirt mesmerized me
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Hannah Sacks, People.com, 25 Dec. 2024
Only the pilot was on board as the helicopter twirled in the air toward a parked small plane, according to video footage.
—Stephen Sorace, Fox News, 31 Oct. 2024
Richard Trapunski, Billboard, 20 Dec. 2024
The transformative world he’s drawn into is what spins (and twirls and leaps and bounces) in front of the audience, bringing with it circus of the sublime.
—David Dickstein, Orange County Register, 18 Dec. 2024
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Verb
On his other side, Green's three kids Noah, Journey and Bodhi stood in line, making funny faces and twirling their hair.
—Hannah Sacks, People.com, 25 Dec. 2024
Only the pilot was on board as the helicopter twirled in the air toward a parked small plane, according to video footage.
—Stephen Sorace, Fox News, 31 Oct. 2024
Noun
Onstage, clad in Punjabi attire, Diljit was charming and assured, his every smile and twirl of his mustache setting the crowd into a wave of applause and cheers.
—Richard Trapunski, Billboard, 20 Dec. 2024
The transformative world he’s drawn into is what spins (and twirls and leaps and bounces) in front of the audience, bringing with it circus of the sublime.
—David Dickstein, Orange County Register, 18 Dec. 2024
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“Twirl.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/twirl. Accessed 6 Jan. 2025.
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twirl
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: an act of twirling
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