twirling

present participle of twirl

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Recent Examples of twirling Other photos show just mom and her daughter twirling together alone. Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025 Sprinklers were twirling on little patches of lawn. Literary Hub, 29 Sep. 2025 Almost every time there’s a close call the player comes up twirling his finger, beseeching his coach to ask for a review. Jim Alexander, Oc Register, 26 Sep. 2025 In sync with the dance theme and in a nod to the creative process, the presentation will recreate a dance competition, with models donning Moja Rowa pieces and number badges while twirling and gliding with headphones on — silent party mode. Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 23 Sep. 2025 That includes Anya Singh as Aasmaan’s manager Sanya, Raghav Juyal as bestie Parvaiz, Manish Chaudhari as mustache-twirling studio executive Freddie Sodawallah, Manoj Pahwa as Aasmaan’s uncle Avtar, and Mona Singh and Vijayakant Kohli as his parents. Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 19 Sep. 2025 The video shows her gleefully twirling in a chair. Jessica Coacci, Fortune, 17 Sep. 2025 But then, in August of 2024, it got stuck — again — this time slowly twirling in a kind of ocean vortex known as the Taylor column. Kat Lonsdorf, NPR, 5 Sep. 2025 On a recent summer evening, at the monthly Sunset & Salsa rooftop party, twirling couples filled the dance floor hours before the harsh sun finally set. Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 13 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for twirling
Verb
  • Every menu for game day will be different Carlisle brings a decade of experience to The Reserve and promises an eclectic menu featuring rotating seasonal and regional dishes throughout the Bucks season.
    La Risa R. Lynch, jsonline.com, 1 Oct. 2025
  • In addition to its variety of rotating flavors, Baskin-Robbins features a new flavor each month, and this one will only be in orbit through the end of October.
    Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 1 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Traditionally, Sean Payton’s teams deploy a revolving personnel carousel that can leave opposing defensive coordinators dizzy.
    Luca Evans, Denver Post, 26 Sep. 2025
  • The agency would have to direct $10 million from the Main Street Housing Rehabilitation revolving loan fund to the program.
    Anna Kleiber, jsonline.com, 26 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Legend has it that spinning three times with your right heel on the testicles of the bull in its center will bring you good luck.
    Laura Itzkowitz, AFAR Media, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Tropical Storm Octave is spinning over the tropical eastern Pacific, according to the NHC.
    Julia Gomez, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • By twisting the proportions into something sharper and more architectural, the brand signaled both continuity and change in its first women’s outing under Anderson’s watch.
    Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 1 Oct. 2025
  • The eight-time Pro Bowler had just caught a 10-yard pass when Jets safety Malachi Moore tackled him out of bounds, twisting his leg underneath him.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Kempes scored his second on the stroke of half-time in extra time, bundling his way past two Dutch defenders and goalkeeper Jongbloed before scrappily turning home a shot that deflected in off Wim Suurbier.
    Michael Cox, New York Times, 5 Oct. 2025
  • Knudsen, chief scientific adviser in research and early development at Novo Nordisk, played a pivotal role in turning it into an effective drug promoting weight loss that millions of people take today.
    Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 4 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The debuts of an unprecedented number of designers at brands from Dior to Chanel and Versace have been swirling around Michele and the house of Valentino is now being led by a new chief executive officer, Riccardo Bellini, who succeeded Jacopo Venturini in August.
    Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Stretching to the pointed edge of the property is a 62-foot-long rectangular infinity pool adorned with mosaic tiles in swirling shapes that mimic the greenish glow of bioluminescence.
    Katie Schultz, Architectural Digest, 3 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Here, the tarantella is by turns gleeful and demonic — a frantic dance of the doomed, whirling through a mist of contemporary clangor.
    Justin Davidson, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2025
  • But then Freeland induced Logan O' Hoppe to hit a grounder to shortstop Ezequiel Tovar, but Tovar's throw to second was low, forcing Ritter to make a difficult catch at the bag and make a whirling throw to first.
    Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 21 Sep. 2025

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“Twirling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/twirling. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.

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