twirled; twirling; twirls
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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Marcia Luttrell, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Oct. 2025
Up-and-comer status gifted el Khaleel’s group, Mantronix, with the glory of a four-hundred-dollar gig at the rec center, home to youth basketball games, baton-twirling competitions, after-school child care, and — on occasion — community concerts.
—Jeff Pearlman, Rolling Stone, 17 Oct. 2025
Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 15 Oct. 2025
Dress up for a twirl around the 17th-floor Pier Top lounge, which slowly revolves to showcase 360-degree views of Fort Lauderdale.
—Angela Caraway-Carlton, Miami Herald, 4 Oct. 2025
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Verb
Throughout the years, the company artists have danced on the grass in the museum’s sculpture court or glided and twirled in the natural light that streams from gallery windows.
—Marcia Luttrell, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Oct. 2025
Up-and-comer status gifted el Khaleel’s group, Mantronix, with the glory of a four-hundred-dollar gig at the rec center, home to youth basketball games, baton-twirling competitions, after-school child care, and — on occasion — community concerts.
—Jeff Pearlman, Rolling Stone, 17 Oct. 2025
Noun
Holding hands, the mother-son duo did a twirl and ended with a long hug.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 15 Oct. 2025
Dress up for a twirl around the 17th-floor Pier Top lounge, which slowly revolves to showcase 360-degree views of Fort Lauderdale.
—Angela Caraway-Carlton, Miami Herald, 4 Oct. 2025
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“Twirl.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/twirl. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.
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twirl
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: an act of twirling
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