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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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Hold the corn, tip down, in the bowl, and using a sharp knife, cut straight down between the kernels and the cob, cutting as close to the cob as possible and rotating the ear about a quarter turn after each cut.

— Kate Bradshaw, Mercury News, 7 July 2026
The rotating carousel completes one revolution every 60 minutes to indicate the minutes, while the hours are displayed by a pointer mounted on a rotating disc.

— Anthony DeMarco, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026

Definition of rotating

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This mixture is pushed through an extruder to form tiny, sprinkle-like cylinders, which are then tumbled in a rapidly spinning chamber to round them into near-spherical particles.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 10 July 2026
The actual bill showed what happened when every department and developer started spinning up compute and storage without anyone tracking aggregate spend.

— Andi Mann, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026

Definition of spinning

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The Lakers have a history of turning undrafted players into NBA contributors.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026
Given modern advances, many organizations are turning towards auto-triaging by AI services and other digital tools to help ease the burden for physicians.

— Forbes.com, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026

Definition of turning

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In 2024, Google shuttered its Google Podcast service in favor of rolling podcasts into the YouTube ecosystem.

— Damion Taylor, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026
Thunderstorms and showers have been rolling through the Philadelphia area this weekend, already impacting a number of events, like the One Philly Unity Concert for America, and Sunday's FIFA Fan Festival in Lemon Hill.

— Kaitlyn McCormick, USA Today, 6 July 2026

Definition of rolling

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The innovation used a revolving cylinder and a reversible wringer to separate and clean clothing.

— Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 27 June 2026
For those carrying tens of thousands of dollars in revolving debt, those interest charges can make the repayment process feel like a moving target.

— Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 26 June 2026

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