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twirl

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Synonyms: twire, twill, swirl, thirl, tirl, twirp, twirk, atwirl, wirl, twil

Antonyms: twire, twill, swirl, thirl, tirl, twirp, twirk, atwirl, wirl, twil

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Noun

  1. A movement where a person [[spin]]s round elegantly; a [[pirouette]].
  2. Any rotating movement; a [[spin]].
  3. A little twist of some substance; a [[swirl]].
  4. {{lb|en|slang}} A [[prison guard]].

Verb

  1. {{lb|en|intransitive}} To perform a twirl.
  2. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[rotate]] rapidly.
  3. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[twist]] round.
  4. {{lb|en|baseball}} To [[pitch]].

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