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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Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 12 Jan. 2025
The effect should be laissez-faire, easy-breezy—but getting to that look isn’t as simple as twirling some fabric around your neck and heading out the door.
—Erika Veurink, Vogue, 30 Nov. 2024
Gabrielle Kassel, SELF, 11 Feb. 2025
Get The Recipe Fettuccine With Collards And Bacon Ready for a twirl?
—Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 31 Dec. 2024
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Verb
This was his second consecutive above-average campaign – Scott twirled a 2.31 ERA through 78 innings for Miami in 2023.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 12 Jan. 2025
The effect should be laissez-faire, easy-breezy—but getting to that look isn’t as simple as twirling some fabric around your neck and heading out the door.
—Erika Veurink, Vogue, 30 Nov. 2024
Noun
The two ends are powered by separate motors, and the handle also twirls to create that come-hither motion that’s so well-suited for G-spot stimulation.
—Gabrielle Kassel, SELF, 11 Feb. 2025
Get The Recipe Fettuccine With Collards And Bacon Ready for a twirl?
—Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 31 Dec. 2024
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“Twirl.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/twirl. Accessed 25 Feb. 2025.
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twirl
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: an act of twirling
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