twirled — twÉœrl /twÉœËl n. rapid rotation, spinning motion, whirl, twist; something having a spiral shape v. cause to spin, rotate rapidly; twist; twiddle … English contemporary dictionary
Hula hoop — A hula hoop is a toy hoop, usually made of plastic, that is twirled around the waist, limbs, or neck.Although the exact origins of hula hoops are unknown, children around the world have played with hoops, twirling, rolling and throwing them… … Wikipedia
twirl — I UK [twɜː(r)l] / US [twɜrl] verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms twirl : present tense I/you/we/they twirl he/she/it twirls present participle twirling past tense twirled past participle twirled to move in circles, or to make something move … English dictionary
twirl — [[t]twɜ͟ː(r)l[/t]] twirls, twirling, twirled 1) V ERG If you twirl something or if it twirls, it turns around and around with a smooth, fairly fast movement. [V n] Bonnie twirled her empty glass in her fingers... [V prep/adv] All around me leaves … English dictionary
twirl — 1. verb 1) he twirled the gun around Syn: spin, whirl, turn, pivot, swivel, twist, revolve, rotate 2) she twirled her hair around her finger Syn: wind, twist, coil, curl … Thesaurus of popular words
twirl — /twɜl / (say twerl) verb (t) 1. to cause to rotate rapidly; spin; whirl; swing circularly. 2. to twiddle: to twirl one s thumbs. 3. to wind idly, as about something. –verb (i) 4. to rotate rapidly; whirl. 5. to turn quickly so as to face or point …
twirl — [twʉrl] vt., vi. [prob. < Scand, as in Norw dial. tvirla, to twirl, akin to OE thwirel, stirring rod < IE base * twer , to whirl, stir up > TURBID] 1. to rotate rapidly; spin 2. to turn rapidly in a circle; whirl around 3. to twist or… … English World dictionary
twirl´er — twirl «twurl», verb, noun. –v.t. 1. to revolve rapidly; spin; whirl: »to twirl a baton. 2. to turn around and around idly: »He twirled his umbrella as he walked. 3. to twist; curl … Useful english dictionary
Teetotum — Tee*to tum, n. [For T totum. It was used for playing games of chance, and was four sided, one side having the letter T on it, standing for Latin totum all, meaning, take all that is staked, whence the name. The other three sides each had a letter … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Twirl — Twirl, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Twirled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Twirling}.] [Cf. AS. [thorn]wiril a churn staff, a stirrer, flail, [thorn]weran, [=a][thorn]weran, to agitate, twirl, G. zwirlen, quirlen, to twirl, to turn round or about, quirl a twirling… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
