Antonyms for twirl

Grammar : Verb

Spell : twurl

Phonetic Transcription : twɜrl

Definition of twirl

Origin : 1590s (n. and v.), of uncertain origin, possibly connected with Old English þwirl "a stirrer." Or else a blend of twist and whirl. Related: Twirled; twirling.

verb turn around circularly

Example sentences :

Loubet, before parting with his, gave it a twirl as a drum-major does his cane.
Extract from : « The Downfall » by Emile Zola

Well, you fellows can stay ashore if you want to, and twirl your fingers.
Extract from : « Mayflower (Flor de mayo) » by Vicente Blasco Ibez

The captain took out a small pencil on a chain and began to twirl it.
Extract from : « Image of the Gods » by Alan Edward Nourse

Having found the best materials at hand, he began to twirl the stick.
Extract from : « An American Robinson Crusoe » by Samuel. B. Allison

Laughing a thick laugh, he gave a twirl to his moustache, and swaggered on.
Extract from : « Villa Rubein and Other Stories » by John Galsworthy

And then he twirled all that he could twirl of that incipient moustache.
Extract from : « Orley Farm » by Anthony Trollope

What was he ever good for in this world but to tie his neckcloth and twirl his cane?
Extract from : « The Dew of Their Youth » by S. R. Crockett

There goes a straw—well, how it does twist and twirl, to be sure!
Extract from : « The Yellow Fairy Book » by Leonora Blanche Alleyne Lang

The man, without answering, began to twirl the ends of his moustache.
Extract from : « Dubliners » by James Joyce

Let him twirl off one columbine or another, or a dozen, and then—the last of him!
Extract from : « The Adventures of Harry Richmond, Complete » by George Meredith

Synonyms for twirl

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