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twiddling

verb

present participle of twiddle

as in twirling

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Charli was the smiling face of a platform that amplified those pressures, twerking and twirling like the girl in The Red Shoes who couldn’t stop dancing.

— Nancy Jo Sales, HollywoodReporter, 21 Oct. 2026
Schlittler sent his hometown Red Sox packing last October, striking out 12 while twirling eight scoreless innings in Game 3 of the 2025 Wild Card Series.

— Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 27 Sep. 2026

Definition of twirling

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That allows capabilities such as rotating the vehicle almost on the spot and maintaining directional stability when a tire suddenly loses pressure.

— Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 8 Nov. 2026
My favorite spot to unwind was at Vilah, a bright café and coworking space on the 10th floor with a rotating Thai art exhibition.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of rotating

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Questions are still swirling after a Sacramento steakhouse suddenly closed its doors, with a lawsuit from employees in tow.

— Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 10 Nov. 2026
That one image—blue oceans swirling with white clouds, landmasses without borders—reshaped the cultural imagination.

— Andrew Zuckerman, Popular Science, 7 Nov. 2026

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In the border city of Heihe, across the river from the Russian metropolis of Blagoveshchensk, a huge network of twisting pipes marks the beginning of China’s section of a cross-border gas pipeline.

— Ann Scott Tyson, Christian Science Monitor, 12 Nov. 2026
Raman accused Bass of twisting her words, but later apologized for invoking Gates’ name.

— David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of twisting

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Be careful when rolling the log back to avoid injuring these creatures.

— Pamm Cooper, Hartford Courant, 8 Nov. 2026
Joe Burrow threw for three touchdowns and rushed for another and the Cincinnati Bengals' offense kept rolling to defeat the Atlanta Falcons 34-17 in Madrid on Sunday for their fourth straight win.

— ABC News, ABC News, 8 Nov. 2026

Definition of rolling

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Goldblum also joined the conversation in the comments, responding with a series of revolving heart emojis.

— Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 3 Nov. 2026
Business credit cards Like traditional credit cards, business credit cards can cover everyday expenses and provide a revolving source of financing.

— Dan Avery, CNBC, 23 Oct. 2026

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