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 Charli was the smiling face of a platform that amplified those pressures, twerking and twirling like the girl in The Red Shoes who couldn’t stop dancing. — Nancy Jo Sales, HollywoodReporter, 21 Oct. 2026 Schlittler sent his hometown Red Sox packing last October, striking out 12 while twirling eight scoreless innings in Game 3 of the 2025 Wild Card Series. — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 27 Sep. 2026 At one point, he could even be seen lifting her up and twirling her around the beach. — Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2026 Appearing in the stands at Arrowhead Stadium, Swift could be seen twirling her wedding ring around her finger. — Hannah Malach, InStyle, 15 Sep. 2026 The last time these two met in Tuscaloosa was in 2024, when the Tide won 41-34 on Ryan Coleman-Williams 75-yard, twirling touchdown catch-and-run. — Justin Williams, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2026 Einstein’s general theory of relativity dictates that a twirling black hole would bring spacetime along for the ride, warping it in a process known as the Lense-Thirring effect. — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 19 Aug. 2026 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 On any other man, this level of villainy could be mustache-twirling and cartoonish. — Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 4 June 2026

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That allows capabilities such as rotating the vehicle almost on the spot and maintaining directional stability when a tire suddenly loses pressure.

— Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 8 Nov. 2026
My favorite spot to unwind was at Vilah, a bright café and coworking space on the 10th floor with a rotating Thai art exhibition.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of rotating

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Goldblum also joined the conversation in the comments, responding with a series of revolving heart emojis.

— Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 3 Nov. 2026
Business credit cards Like traditional credit cards, business credit cards can cover everyday expenses and provide a revolving source of financing.

— Dan Avery, CNBC, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of revolving

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By spinning up nostalgia for a kind of luxurious rap stardom that barely exists anymore, Baby Osamaa comes up with a sketch of what her own big-budget major label debut would look like.

— Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 4 Nov. 2026
With low pressure already spinning away in the Gulf of Alaska, any stable atmosphere that moves east will pull that Gulf of Alaska low south, where it will quickly be saturated with extra moisture from El Niño and form an atmospheric river.

— Sean Macaday, Sacbee.com, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of spinning

Verb

Raman accused Bass of twisting her words, but later apologized for invoking Gates’ name.

— David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2026
The woman denied the allegations, and Ross hit her in the chest several times and choked her, the report says, restricting her breathing by twisting the collar of her hoodie.

— Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of twisting

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Questions are still swirling after a Sacramento steakhouse suddenly closed its doors, with a lawsuit from employees in tow.

— Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 10 Nov. 2026
That one image—blue oceans swirling with white clouds, landmasses without borders—reshaped the cultural imagination.

— Andrew Zuckerman, Popular Science, 7 Nov. 2026

Definition of swirling

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The love of two people wandering in the whirling blizzard, each in their own circle.

— Yasushi Inoue, New Yorker, 8 Nov. 2026
The Cheesecake Factory notably did not acknowledge the political discourse whirling around it, and did not respond to CNN’s request for comment on the Tuscan mom aesthetic.

— Ramishah Maruf, CNN Money, 1 Nov. 2026

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