Twirl

/ˈtwɜːl/

Synonyms for "twirl" (121 found)

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Closest matches (25)

Noun(5 words)

back streambackflow backwash backwater centrifugate centrifuge charybdis cirrus coil contort convolution corkscrew countercurrent counterflow counterflux crinkle curl curlicue

Verb(2 words)

birl cartwheeled

Strong matches (36)

Noun(10 words)

curlicue flick flourish gyrating gyration hooping kink ornament pirouettes pirouetting

dizzy roundeddy evolute go gulf gurge gyrate gyre helix intort involute kink maelstrom meander pirouette pivot purlrat racereel refluence

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reflux regurgitation

Verb(3 words)

fiddle withpinwheeled pirouetted

Determiner(1 words)

more turning points

Related words (60)

revolution revolve ringlet roll rotate round scallop screw scroll serpentine slink snake spin spinning spiral surge swirl tendril turn turning

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twine twirling twisttwist and turnvolute volution vortex wheel whirl whirligig whirling whirlpool whirlwind whorl wind winding worm wring

Noun(12 words)

rotate rotation rotationsspin energy ideaspin in wordingspins swirling swirls turn twistingwheel turnswhirls

Verb(9 words)

rotates spin spun swirl swirled turned twiddle whirl whirled

Adjective(1 words)

twisted

Related word relations

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More general

18 entries

bend circumvolve crease crimpdesign elementflexure foldgo aroundmotion move movement plication revolverotary motionrotate

Showing 16 of 18 words.

More specific

4 entries

baton twirlcurlicuepencil twirlpirouette

Collocations

11 entries

decorative twirlhair twirlquick twirlslow twirltwirl a penciltwirl aroundtwirl in placetwirl of hairtwirl of ribbontwirl on stagetwirl the baton

Inflections

3 entries

twirled twirling twirls

Derivations

4 entries

twirled twirler twirling twirly

Sample sentences

10 total sentences available.

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She gave a twirl.

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Twirl around and let me see you.

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The soft twirl of a leaf, the trill of a bird in the silent forest, were all pixie-whispers.

Source: tatoeba (11912603)

The conductor gave his baton a twirl, and the orchestra began to play.

Source: wiktionary

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