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1 twirl
I [twɜːl]1) (spin) giro m. (vorticoso), mulinello m.to do a twirl — [ person] fare una piroetta
2) (spiral) voluta f., spira f.II 1. [twɜːl]1) (spin) fare girare, fare roteare [baton, lasso, partner]2) (twist) arricciare, attorcigliare [hair, moustache]; attorcigliare, avvolgere [ribbon, vine]2.verbo intransitivo [ dancer] girare, roteareto twirl round — [ person] girarsi di scatto
* * *[twə:l] 1. verb(to (cause to) turn round (and round); to spin: She twirled her hair round her finger.) girare2. noun(an act of twirling.) giro, rotazione* * *[twɜːl]1. n(of body) piroetta, (in writing) ghirigoro2. vt3. vi(also: twirl round) volteggiare, roteare* * *twirl /twɜ:l/n.1 giro vorticoso; mulinello; rotazione2 piroetta4 svolazzo; ghirigoro.(to) twirl /twɜ:l/A v. t.1 far girare; mulinare; roteare: to twirl one's thumbs, far girare i pollici; (fig.) star con le mani in manoB v. i.1 girare; roteare2 piroettare.* * *I [twɜːl]1) (spin) giro m. (vorticoso), mulinello m.to do a twirl — [ person] fare una piroetta
2) (spiral) voluta f., spira f.II 1. [twɜːl]1) (spin) fare girare, fare roteare [baton, lasso, partner]2) (twist) arricciare, attorcigliare [hair, moustache]; attorcigliare, avvolgere [ribbon, vine]2.verbo intransitivo [ dancer] girare, roteareto twirl round — [ person] girarsi di scatto
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Twirl — Twirl, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Twirled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Twirling}.] [Cf. AS. [thorn]wiril a churn staff, a stirrer, flail, [thorn]weran, [=a][thorn]weran, to agitate, twirl, G. zwirlen, quirlen, to twirl, to turn round or about, quirl a twirling… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
twirl — [twə:l US twə:rl] v [I and T] [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: Perhaps from a Scandinavian language] to turn around and around or make something do this twirl around/round ▪ Couples were twirling around the dance floor. twirl sth around/round ▪ She… … Dictionary of contemporary English
Twirl — Twirl, v. i. To revolve with velocity; to be whirled round rapidly. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
twirl — ► VERB ▪ spin quickly and lightly round. ► NOUN 1) an act of twirling. 2) a spiralling or swirling shape, especially a flourish made with a pen. DERIVATIVES twirler noun twirly adjective. ORIGIN probab … English terms dictionary
twirl — 1 verb (I, T) to turn around and around or make something do this (+ around/round): twirling around the dance floor | twirl sth around/round: He twirled the gun round in his hand. 2 noun (C) a sudden quick spinning movement twirly adjective … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
round — Synonyms and related words: Attic, Charybdis, Chateaubriand, Ciceronian, Indian file, O, O shaped, SRO, about, absolute, ace, admitting no exception, again, air lane, all but, all over, all out, almost, ambagious, ambit, amount, annular, annular… … Moby Thesaurus
twirl — 1. noun /ˈtwɜː(ɹ)l/ A movement where one spins round elegantly; a pirouette. 2. verb /ˈtwɜː(ɹ)l/ a) To perform a twirl. b) To rotate … Wiktionary
twirl — Synonyms and related words: Charybdis, Maelstrom, back stream, backflow, backwash, backwater, centrifugate, centrifuge, cirrus, coil, contort, convolution, corkscrew, countercurrent, counterflow, counterflux, crinkle, curl, curlicue, dizzy round … Moby Thesaurus
round — adj 1. circular, cycloid, disklike, discoid; ring shaped, ringlike, ringed, hoop, hooplike, hooped, rotiform, annular; cylindrical, tubular; spherical, spheroidal, spheroid, spheric, spheral, spheroidic, ball shaped, globelike, globe shaped,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
twirl — verb spin quickly and lightly round. noun an act of twirling. ↘a spiralling or swirling shape, especially a flourish made with a pen. Derivatives twirler noun twirly adjective Origin C16: prob. an alt. (by assoc. with whirl) of tirl, a var. of… … English new terms dictionary
twirl — I. v. a. Whirl, revolve, turn rapidly, turn round. II. n. 1. Whirling, circular motion, quick rotation. 2. Convolution, twist … New dictionary of synonyms