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twirler

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twirl⋅er

[twur-ler]
–noun
1. a person or thing that twirls.
2. Baseball. a pitcher.

Origin:
1800–10; twirl + -er 1
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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.
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