Thesaurus results for TWIRLED

twirled

verb

past tense of twirl

as in swung

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 rotated

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

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Recent Examples of twirled During rehearsals, members of the cast, which also includes Luke Evans, Juliette Lewis, and Rachel Dratch, had held a séance in the mezzanine, trying to contact some of those who had twirled under the room’s giant disco ball in times past—Prince, the drag queen Divine. —

Rachel Syme, New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2026 During the silence, a little girl twirled on the tile floor by the stage. —

Caitlin McGlade, Charlotte Observer, 17 Mar. 2026 Dressed in all white, the trio of musicians performed from the center of the stage while dancers twirled golden flags in time to the song. —

Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 15 Mar. 2026 The Flamin' Hot director danced with choreographer Gustavo Vargas, who dipped Longoria and twirled her around. —

Hannah Malach, InStyle, 9 Mar. 2026 Sun Ra twirled, his arms and wrists as fluid as a showgirl’s. —

Literary Hub, 13 Feb. 2026 Hannah Mae Speaker, of Portage, twirled on stage as Glinda from The Wizard of Oz. —

Anna Ortiz, Chicago Tribune, 10 Feb. 2026 Kiara hugged me hard, then twirled me around to check out my outfit. —

Datwon Thomas, VIBE.com, 5 Feb. 2026 Saliva, a yawn, even the sound of hair being twirled crackles with intensity thanks to Julij Zornik’s stark sound design. —

David Opie, IndieWire, 4 Dec. 2025

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My dad glanced behind us once to see if we were being followed, winked at me in the rearview mirror, and then swung our car toward Interstate 80, headed west.

— Zayd Ayers Dohrn, New Yorker, 28 Mar. 2026
Then the pendulum swung and strength training came into vogue in the ’90s and 2000s as more research emerged suggesting that lifting could help improve bone health and prevent osteoporosis, Petrzela says.

— Caitlin Carlson, SELF, 27 Mar. 2026