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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Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 16 May 2026
Wow, Rob-Will (Jai Courtney) is a mustache-twirling villain right from the jump!
—William Earl, Variety, 15 May 2026
Aaron Couch, HollywoodReporter, 14 May 2026
Makar tested out his skating with some twirls at the end of the first and returned for the second.
—ABC News, 4 May 2026
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Verb
Emmet Sheehan turned in perhaps his best start of the season Thursday, twirling six innings against the San Francisco Giants.
—Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 16 May 2026
Wow, Rob-Will (Jai Courtney) is a mustache-twirling villain right from the jump!
—William Earl, Variety, 15 May 2026
Noun
The actors did much of the fighting themselves, while Urban’s stunt double, Garreth Hadfield, performed other aspects, training for months on wires to perfect the twirl in the air, followed by the trademark split nut-punch.
—Aaron Couch, HollywoodReporter, 14 May 2026
Makar tested out his skating with some twirls at the end of the first and returned for the second.
—ABC News, 4 May 2026
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“Twirl.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/twirl. Accessed 18 May. 2026.
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twirl
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: an act of twirling
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