Thesaurus results for TWIRL

twirl 1 of 2

noun

Definition of twirl

as in rotation

a rapid turning about on an axis or central point the twirl of the dancer's skirt mesmerized me

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verb

ˈtwər-(-ə)l

as in to rotate

to move (something) in a curved or circular path on or as if on an axis absentmindedly twirled a lock of her hair around her finger

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as in to revolve

to move in circles around an axis or center an ice-skater twirling in place

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Recent Examples of twirl

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

Verb

Choreographer Lincoln Jones walked among them, hand to chin, thinking, and at times twirling alone as if chasing whispers. — Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 7 Aug. 2026 Sitting in front of the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs today, Anthony Fauci twirled his pen. — Daniel Engber, The Atlantic, 29 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for twirl

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Noun

The mechanical trick Draco uses to solve field rotation, the slow twisting of the sky's image that causes those star trails, is almost backward.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 9 Sep. 2026
Smith-Shawver, currently part of the Braves’ six-man rotation, did not strengthen his case to be part of the team’s postseason starting pitching plans.

— Chad Bishop, AJC.com, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of rotation

Verb

The company’s experts realized that, if the tapestry could not be rotated and stored, perhaps it could be stored and then rotated.

— John Phipps, New Yorker, 5 Sep. 2026
Bar Blondeau holds Sunday Sessions, a weekly wine and music party featuring a rotating slate of local musical talent and guest sommeliers.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of rotate

Verb

After all, lowering your revolving balances can improve your credit utilization ratio, which could, in turn, push up your credit score.

— Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 10 Sep. 2026
The production uses a revolving cast, and McCarthy was never scheduled to perform alongside Lipman.

— Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of revolve

Noun

Like every tennis player, Alcaraz relies on the wrist of his racket hand to generate the immense levels of speed and spin that make his shots so difficult to handle.

— Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
Hocevar washed up the track and got into Brad, which caused the spin.

— Zach Dean OutKick, FOXNews.com, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of spin

Verb

One thoughtful question could turn a confusing discussion into a conversation people can genuinely learn from.

— Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 12 Sep. 2026
Mathematics could gain faster answers while losing some of the human process that turns those answers into lasting knowledge.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 12 Sep. 2026

Definition of turn

Noun

This hand that was as familiar to me as my own — the hand that, two hours earlier, had passed me a roll of toilet paper through the crack of our bathroom door — now felt strangely new.

— Johanna Stein, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026
And don’t forget the unlimited yeast rolls served with cinnamon honey butter.

— Tanasia Kenney, Charlotte Observer, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of roll

Verb

They are populated by characters who swing between extremes, people on the verge of disappearing one minute and of being too forward the next, either revealing too much or too little.

— Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 6 Sep. 2026
Steinem's version of feminism today is more aligned with Democrats at a time when, at least for now, the country has swung Republican.

— ABC News, ABC News, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of swing

Noun

No one is born understanding what a yield curve is, and even financial experts sometimes struggle to articulate the goings-on of the cryptic $160 trillion market.

— Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2026
At the same time, the long end of the Treasury curve is the less active part of a market that is considered the deepest and most liquid in the world.

— Jeff Cox, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2026

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