Antonyms for twirl
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : twurl |
| Phonetic Transcription : twÉœrl |
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
- 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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