To spin quickly around or in circles, especially repeatedly
“While she'd slashed at a wolf the night before, she'd also twirl around on her left foot, swinging her arms wide, while humming along to some tune only she heard.”
To cause to rotate or coil around
“She reached for a lock of hair to twirl around her finger before she remembered it was gone.”
To wave (something) about, especially to attract attention
To move rhythmically to music, typically following a set sequence of steps
To twist or twine together (literally, physically or figuratively)
To sway to and fro
To wiggle, fidget or play with
Plural for an act of spinning or whirling around
“She watched as Siobhan disappeared into her cabin with a twirl of her skirt.”
Plural for something that coils or spirals, or the act or state of coiling or spiraling
“My eyes rise up the hollow twirl of the staircase and it is as if we are inside a gigantic seashell.”
Plural for a dramatic waving or sweeping movement
Plural for a fastening made by looping a piece of material on itself and tightening it
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