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twirl

/ twirl /
verb/noun

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
turn in a twisting or spinning motion
"The leaves swirled in the autumn wind"
Type of:
revolve go around rotate
Derived:
whirl commotion gyration whirling twiddle
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something to somebody
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
noun Sense 2
the act of rotating rapidly
"he gave the crank a spin"
"it broke off after much twisting"
Type of:
rotation rotary motion
Kinds of:
pirouette birling logrolling
Derived:
spin spin around whirl reel gyrate
noun Sense 3
a sharp bend in a line produced when a line having a loop is pulled tight
Type of:
fold crease plication
Derived:
twist twine distort curl curve
verb Sense 4
cause to spin
"spin a coin"
Type of:
rotate circumvolve
Derived:
spin twist twisting whirl baton twirler
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Semantic Complexity
57%
Sense Count
4
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
33
Times Searched
3
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Related Words

revolve go around rotate rotation rotary motion pirouette birling logrolling fold crease plication circumvolve