twirled; twirling; twirls
Examples of twirl in a Sentence
Verb
They twirled past us on the dance floor.
The cheerleaders jumped and twirled.
The kite twisted and twirled in the wind.
The chef twirled the noodles around his fork.
Noun
The dancers executed perfect twirls.
the twirl of the dancer's skirt mesmerized me
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Julyssa Lopez, Rolling Stone, 14 Apr. 2025
In the balletic battles staged by director Kazuya Tsurumaki (of FLCL and Evangelion fame), humanoid hunks of metal leap and twirl across the stars before smashing into space colonies or each other.
—Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 12 Apr. 2025
Allen J. Schaben, Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2025
Some of them assented to a ceremonial final flight, a last twirl for the cameras and dignitaries, like the Parisian leg of the Tour de France.
—Nick Paumgarten, The New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2025
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Verb
Rae twirled ethereally next to the Venezuela electronic music diva, who delivered an overal avant-garde set, also bringing out Tokischa for a duet.
—Julyssa Lopez, Rolling Stone, 14 Apr. 2025
In the balletic battles staged by director Kazuya Tsurumaki (of FLCL and Evangelion fame), humanoid hunks of metal leap and twirl across the stars before smashing into space colonies or each other.
—Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 12 Apr. 2025
Noun
Meg Hope twirls daughter Calliope Hope-Williams, 9 months of New Zealand.
—Allen J. Schaben, Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2025
Some of them assented to a ceremonial final flight, a last twirl for the cameras and dignitaries, like the Parisian leg of the Tour de France.
—Nick Paumgarten, The New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2025
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“Twirl.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/twirl. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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twirl
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: an act of twirling
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