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verb (used with object)

to cause to rotate rapidly; spin; revolve; whirl.

to twiddle: to twirl my thumbs.

to wind idly, as about something.

verb (used without object)

to rotate rapidly; whirl.

to turn quickly so as to face or point in another direction.

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noun

an act or instance of twirling; spin; whirl.

something convoluted or having a spiral shape; coil; curl; convolution.

Origin:
1590–1600; tw(ist) + (wh)irl

Related forms

un·twirled, adjective

un·twirl·ing, adjective

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twirl (twɜːl)

—vb
1.	to move or cause to move around rapidly and repeatedly in a circle
2.	(tr) to twist, wind, or twiddle, often idly: she twirled her hair around her finger
3.	(intr; often foll by around or about) to turn suddenly to face another way: she twirled around angrily to face him

—n
4.	an act of rotating or being rotated; whirl or twist
5.	something wound around or twirled; coil
6.	a written flourish or squiggle

[C16: perhaps a blend of twist + whirl]

'twirler

—n

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twirl

1598 (n. and v.), of uncertain origin, possibly connected with O.E. þwirl "a stirrer." Or else a blend of twist and whirl.

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"I have seen many people, who, while you are speaking to them, instead of looking at, and attending to you, fix their eyes upon the ceiling, or some other part of the room, look out of the window, play with a dog, twirl their snuff-box, or pick their nose. Nothing discovers a little, futile, frivolous mind more than this, and nothing is so offensively ill-bred."

-Philip Dormer Stanhope Chesterfield, 4th Earl

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