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twiddling

verb

present participle of twiddle

as in twirling

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On any other man, this level of villainy could be mustache-twirling and cartoonish.

— Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 4 June 2026
The mustache-twirling villain flees, both Half-ATs and full-on AT-AT Walkers come into play, and our hero and Grogu finish the job.

— David Fear, Rolling Stone, 25 May 2026

Definition of twirling

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But each of its eight-and-a-half minutes introduces a subtle mutation, rotating buzzing electronics and quivering guitars into the spotlight.

— Arman Khan, Pitchfork, 4 Aug. 2026
There’s a rotating exhibition of photos from the New York Public Library’s Picture Collection.

— Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of rotating

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Eating disorders, as those in recovery have stressed, thrive on the pathological evidence of their symptoms, spinning negative attention—concern, disgust—into fatal affirmations.

— Lauren Michele Jackson, New Yorker, 8 Aug. 2026
And her block on Sabrina Ionescu moments before halftime preceded her sprinting past multiple Liberty players, receiving a bounce pass from Flau’jae Johnson, spinning by Rebekah Gardner and easily scoring two of 15 first-half points.

— Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 7 Aug. 2026

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The bitcoin price has crashed over the last year, with fears swirling that a further bitcoin price crash could be looming.

— Billy Bambrough, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
With the metaphorical jet fumes already swirling on Capitol Hill, some are at least threatening to potentially put their colleagues on the record for or against adjourning until September.

— Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 4 Aug. 2026

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On bars – her weakest event – Jade Carey fought through a late pirouette to nearly nail her full-twisting double layout dismount.

— Caroline Price, Forbes.com, 9 Aug. 2026
Like Dante, Nick Tosches was an undaunted character whose tongue-twisting prose was an iconoclastic mash-up of realism and intricate, erudite lyricism.

— A.D. Amorosi, SPIN, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of twisting

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Sudbury recalls one man who arrived with a rolling suitcase filled with all kinds of documents.

— Andrea Hsu, NPR, 3 Aug. 2026
Among Howe’s residential projects is Barton Meadow Lodge, a one-bedroom former barn set on nearly five acres on the edge of Guiting Power, a Gloucestershire village surrounded by rolling countryside.

— Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 2 Aug. 2026

Definition of rolling

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But the sausage slipped from its grip and plopped back into formation, alongside the others revolving lazily between rollers.

— Evan Osnos, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026
The most chatter from fans of Roku City — yes, a screen saver has many, many devotees — springs from the Easter eggs, a revolving selection of more than 40 pop-culture moments and nostalgic references that populate the screen.

— Pat Saperstein, Variety, 3 Aug. 2026

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