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Verb: twirl  twurl
  1. Turn in a twisting or spinning motion
    - swirl, twiddle, whirl
     
  2. Cause to spin
    - whirl, birl [UK], spin
Noun: twirl  twurl
  1. A sharp bend in a line produced when a line having a loop is pulled tight
    - kink, twist
     
  2. The act of rotating rapidly
    - spin, twist, twisting, whirl

Derived forms: twirling, twirls, twirled

See also: twirler

Type of: bend, circumvolve, crease, crimp, flexure, fold, go around, plication, revolve, rotary motion, rotate, rotation

Encyclopedia: Twirl