twirled; twirling; twirls
Synonyms
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
Recent Examples on the Web
Ew Staff, EW.com, 10 Sep. 2024
On the way over, the driver played tinny mariachi music, twirling his finger above the steering wheel.
—Bryan Washington, The New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2024
Laura Lajiness Kaupke, refinery29.com, 4 Sep. 2024
The 19-year-old pauses to mimic Elektra's sai dagger hand twirls.
—EW.com, 1 Aug. 2024
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Verb
No matter how much the rest of the opening credits changed throughout the series' run, the sequence always concluded with the happy, hopeful, now-iconic shot of Mary Tyler Moore twirling in the street and tossing her hat in the air.
—Ew Staff, EW.com, 10 Sep. 2024
On the way over, the driver played tinny mariachi music, twirling his finger above the steering wheel.
—Bryan Washington, The New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2024
Noun
Full skirts are the cherry on top, making these dresses must-haves for anyone who loves a good twirl.
—Laura Lajiness Kaupke, refinery29.com, 4 Sep. 2024
The 19-year-old pauses to mimic Elektra's sai dagger hand twirls.
—EW.com, 1 Aug. 2024
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“Twirl.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/twirl. Accessed 1 Oct. 2024.
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twirl
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: an act of twirling
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