twirl : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: twirl	by the DICT Development Group
4 results for twirl
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
twirl n a sharp bend in a line produced when a line having a loop is pulled tight Synonym(s): kink, twist, twirl the act of rotating rapidly; "he gave the crank a spin"; "it broke off after much twisting" Synonym(s): spin, twirl, twist, twisting, whirl v turn in a twisting or spinning motion; "The leaves swirled in the autumn wind" Synonym(s): twirl, swirl, twiddle, whirl cause to spin; "spin a coin" Synonym(s): whirl, birl, spin, twirl
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Twirl \Twirl\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Twirled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Twirling}.] [Cf. AS. [thorn]wiril a churn staff, a stirrer, flail, [thorn]weran, [be][thorn]weran, to agitate, twirl, G. zwirlen, quirlen, to twirl, to turn round or about, quirl a twirling stick, OHG. dweran to twirl, stir. Cf. {Trowel}.] To move or turn round rapidly; to whirl round; to move and turn rapidly with the fingers. See ruddy maids, Some taught with dexterous hand to twirl the wheel. --Dodsley. No more beneath soft eve's consenting star Fandango twirls his jocund castanet. --Byron.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Twirl \Twirl\, v. i. To revolve with velocity; to be whirled round rapidly.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Twirl \Twirl\, n. 1. The act of twirling; a rapid circular motion; a whirl or whirling; quick rotation. 2. A twist; a convolution. --Woodward.