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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The pair twirled together onstage before Karagach, 32, stepped in to finish the contemporary routine.—Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 26 Oct. 2025 As the routine twirled to a close, Olivia ran back, embracing her older brother to thunderous applause.—Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 24 Oct. 2025
Noun
Her twirls and spins are more careful, as befits a septuagenarian, and each was cheered enthusiastically by a crowd urging her on.—Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 23 Oct. 2025 Holding hands, the mother-son duo did a twirl and ended with a long hug.—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 15 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for twirl
Word History
Etymology
Verb
perhaps of Scandinavian origin; akin to Norwegian dialect tvirla to twirl; akin to Old High German dweran to stir
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