as in rotation
a rapid turning about on an axis or central point
the twirl of the dancer's skirt mesmerized me
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Recent Examples of twirl
Gabrielle Kassel, SELF, 11 Feb. 2025
Get The Recipe Fettuccine With Collards And Bacon Ready for a twirl?
—Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 31 Dec. 2024
Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 4 Apr. 2025
The outliers are orbs like Earth—those twirling among a family of planets, at home in the warmth of a star.
—Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Apr. 2025
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Noun
The two ends are powered by separate motors, and the handle also twirls to create that come-hither motion that’s so well-suited for G-spot stimulation.
—Gabrielle Kassel, SELF, 11 Feb. 2025
Get The Recipe Fettuccine With Collards And Bacon Ready for a twirl?
—Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 31 Dec. 2024
Verb
The vehicle was preparing to plunge out of orbit and back into Earth’s atmosphere, twirling toward a safe splashdown in the ocean — and leaving fuel in its wake.
—Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 4 Apr. 2025
The outliers are orbs like Earth—those twirling among a family of planets, at home in the warmth of a star.
—Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for twirl
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Here are seven easy bedroom decor ideas to welcome your bedroom into its spring era—just in time, because your new wardrobe rotation is going to need a worthy photo backdrop.—
Glamour,
Glamour,
10 Apr. 2025
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While the two rookies, Richard Fitts and Hunter Dobbins, haven't been bad, the Red Sox likely don't want these two in the postseason rotation.—
Raja Krishnamoorthi,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Stop in for handcrafted cocktails, beer, and wine in the company of live music and rotating art installations.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
21 Apr. 2025
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Wilcke: While the quarterbacks rotated early and often, Loftis and Harrell looked to be in a 1A-1B role, while Wilcke worked with the second team.—
Hunter Bailey,
Charlotte Observer,
20 Apr. 2025
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Much of the value comes from learning how to avoid revolving credit card balances and leveraging better credit scores to secure preferential borrowing rates for key expenses, such as insurance, auto loans and home mortgages, according to Ranzetta.—
Jessica Dickler,
CNBC,
8 Apr. 2025
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Director Kenny Leon’s new production, however, seems caught between reverence for the original source material and a seemingly half-hearted attempt to renovate the setting around which the classic action revolves.—
Dalton Ross,
EW.com,
24 Mar. 2025
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Get to know the artists putting a Mexican spin on a timeless Caribbean sound.—
Fidel Martinez,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Apr. 2025
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These casinos also offer several bonuses, like their free spins bonuses, that can boost winnings to up to several million dollars.—
Ascend Agency,
New York Daily News,
16 Apr. 2025
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But the moment of flexing soon turned into a public apology and her taking accountability for the effect of the song.—
Amber Corrine,
VIBE.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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Lisa Rinna turned Wednesday’s H&M & LA event in Los Angeles into a family affair, attending the event alongside her daughters Delilah Belle and Amelia Gray Hamlin.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
10 Apr. 2025
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Place rolls, cut sides down, on a large rimmed baking sheet.—
Kimberly Holland,
Southern Living,
8 Apr. 2025
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Officials fear patient care will deteriorate Legendary ’60s rock ‘n’ roll band with CT ties gets its due in documentary airing on public TV Legendary '60s rock 'n' roll band with CT ties gets its due in documentary airing on public TV New pharmacy opens in CT.—
Staff report,
Hartford Courant,
8 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The former mayor of Salzburg gave the project the go-head in 2024, but now a governmental skirmish has begun after the mayoral office swung from the political right to the left after an election.—
Nicole Hoey,
Robb Report,
18 Apr. 2025
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The second player swings the ball across the top of the key to the second side.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
18 Apr. 2025
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Yamamoto snapped off a flurry of big-bending curves, generating four whiffs on 11 swings.—
Jack Harris,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Apr. 2025
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Einstein’s general theory of relativity, which is used to describe the gravity of black holes, uses a single field equation to explain how space curves and matter moves.—
Lyndie Chiou,
Wired News,
20 Apr. 2025
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“Twirl.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/twirl. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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