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twirl

  [twurl] ,
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–verb (used with object)
1. to cause to rotate rapidly; spin; revolve; whirl.
2. to twiddle: to twirl my thumbs.
3. to wind idly, as about something.
–verb (used without object)
4. to rotate rapidly; whirl.
5. to turn quickly so as to face or point in another direction.
–noun
6. an act or instance of twirling; spin; whirl.
7. something convoluted or having a spiral shape; coil; curl; convolution.
Origin:
1590–1600; tw(ist) + (wh)irl
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twirl   (twûrl)   
v.   twirled, twirl·ing, twirls

v.   tr.
  1. To rotate or revolve briskly; swing in a circle; spin: twirled a baton to lead the band.
  2. To twist or wind around: twirl thread on a spindle.
v.   intr.
  1. To move or spin around rapidly, suddenly, or repeatedly: The pinwheel twirled in the breeze.
  2. To whirl or turn suddenly; make an about-face: twirled in the direction of the noise.
  3. Baseball To pitch.
n.  
  1. The act of twirling or the condition of being twirled; a quick spinning or twisting.
  2. Something twirled; a twist: a twirl of cotton candy.

[Origin unknown.]
twirl'er n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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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, [=a][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.

Twirl

Twirl\, v. i. To revolve with velocity; to be whirled round rapidly.

Twirl

Twirl\, n. 1. The act of twirling; a rapid circular motion; a whirl or whirling; quick rotation.

2. A twist; a convolution. --Woodward.
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Language Translation for : twirl
Spanish: enrollar, retorcer, juguetear con; girar rápidamente,
German: drehen,
Japanese: ひねり回す
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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.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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