twirled; twirling; twirls
1
: to revolve rapidly
dancers twirling on the dance floor
The kite twirled in the wind.
2
: to pitch in a baseball game
1
a
: to cause to rotate rapidly
twirl a baton
b
: to twist or wrap
nervously twirling her hair
twirled the spaghetti around his fork
2
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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Jackie Northam, NPR, 7 Dec. 2025
Saliva, a yawn, even the sound of hair being twirled crackles with intensity thanks to Julij Zornik’s stark sound design.
—David Opie, IndieWire, 4 Dec. 2025
The Athletic Nfl Staff, New York Times, 1 Dec. 2025
The sequence showing her dance and twirl while baking chocolate cakes with sprinkles and trying on pretty dresses is enough to make anyone want to go back to being a kid.
—Dan Heching, CNN Money, 27 Nov. 2025
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Verb
Shauna Martel, a teaching assistant at the Osher Map Library twirls a massive globe around and points to Australia.
—Jackie Northam, NPR, 7 Dec. 2025
Saliva, a yawn, even the sound of hair being twirled crackles with intensity thanks to Julij Zornik’s stark sound design.
—David Opie, IndieWire, 4 Dec. 2025
Noun
Typically, this is when the Terrible Towels twirl and fans urge on their defense.
—The Athletic Nfl Staff, New York Times, 1 Dec. 2025
The sequence showing her dance and twirl while baking chocolate cakes with sprinkles and trying on pretty dresses is enough to make anyone want to go back to being a kid.
—Dan Heching, CNN Money, 27 Nov. 2025
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“Twirl.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/twirl. Accessed 10 Dec. 2025.
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twirl
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: an act of twirling
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