twirl

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[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

Of Scandinavian origin, akin to Norwegian tvirla, Old High German dweran [1] (German zwirlen) and Icelandic þyrill[2]

[edit] Pronunciation

[edit] Noun

twirl (plural twirls)

  1. A movement where one spins round elegantly; a pirouette.

[edit] Translations

Movement where one spins round elegantly; a pirouette

[edit] Verb

twirl (third-person singular simple present twirls, present participle twirling, simple past and past participle twirled)

  1. (intransitive) To perform a twirl.
  2. (transitive) To rotate.

[edit] Translations

to perform a twirl
to rotate

[edit] References

  1. ^ Etymology in Merriam Webster's Dictionary
  2. ^ Germanic cognates
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