Thesaurus results for TWIRLING

twirling

verb

present participle of twirl

as in rotating

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 revolving

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

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Recent Examples of twirling Stunning bicolor blooms dangle in clusters, twirling their ruffled petals like ballerinas. —

Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 4 May 2026 These problems are so much more than any one mustache-twirling villain could ever hope to be. —

Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 30 Apr. 2026 Aaron Gordon sat at his locker twirling the tape from his finger, unable to wrap his head around a stunning 119-114 defeat. —

Troy Renck, Denver Post, 21 Apr. 2026 But as soon as one flagellar motor reverses direction and starts rotating clockwise, the bundle falls apart; the reverse-twirling filament unravels the braid and puts the cell’s flagellar motors at cross-purposes, kicking the cell around. —

Quanta Magazine, 20 Apr. 2026 By the time Adell delivered his two-run double in the fourth inning, one that inspired a twirling fist pump, the Angels were well on their way to an 8-0 victory on Friday night while ending the San Diego Padres’ eight-game winning streak. —

Doug Padilla, Oc Register, 18 Apr. 2026 Certainly, her classes hadn’t involved much more than rolling around on the ground and twirling with her pals once a week for the last eight months. —

Literary Hub, 15 Apr. 2026 This polka-dot midi skirt is full of flirty details, from its curve-hugging silhouette to its flowy hem that’s made for twirling. —

Emily Weaver, PEOPLE, 4 Apr. 2026 Yalkin’s images give form to memory, transporting us into a twirling state of contemplation. —

Caterina De Biasio, Vogue, 31 Mar. 2026

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In July, the European Union’s rotating Council Presidency will issue official communications in the Irish language, alongside English, in a historic first.

— Big Think, Big Think, 4 May 2026
At the Venice Biennale, Eshetu is showing The Garden of the Broken-Hearted (2026), a new work that revolves around an olive tree mounted on a rotating dais—with a video of the tree projected onto the tree itself.

— Emmanuel Iduma, ARTnews.com, 4 May 2026