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1 ronddraaien
n. twiddle, twirl--------v. gyrate, circle, cycle, twiddle, twirl, fly round, slue round, fidget, waltz -
2 doen tollen
doen tollenwhip, twirl -
3 draaien
4 [in een toestand brengen] turn5 [telefoonnummer kiezen] dial7 [afspelen] play♦voorbeelden:een sjekkie draaien • roll a cigarettehet gas hoger/lager draaien • turn the gas up/downeen deur op slot draaien • lock a dooreen plaat draaien • play a record1 [zich rond een middelpunt bewegen] turn (around) ⇒ revolve, rotate, 〈 planeten〉 orbit, 〈 om as〉 pivot, 〈 snel, tollend〉 spin, 〈 snel, tollend〉 gyrate, 〈 snel, tollend〉 whirl3 [draaiend komen of gaan] turn (one's way) into/out of4 [niet voor de waarheid uitkomen] be evasive5 [vertoond worden] be on/shown♦voorbeelden:een draaiende bal • a spinning ballin het rond draaien • turn/spin roundde aarde draait om de zon • the earth revolves/orbits around the sunzit niet zo te draaien! • stop fidgeting!met de ogen draaien • roll one's eyesde weg draaide scherp naar links • the road made a sharp turn to the leftde auto draait de hoek om • the car is turning the corner6 met winst/verlies draaien • work at a profit/lossde zaak draaiende houden • keep things goingeen programma laten draaien op de computer • run a program on the computerhet team draaide uitstekend • the team was functioning extremely well -
4 dwarrelen
♦voorbeelden:1 dwarrelende bladeren • fluttering/swirling leavesde sneeuwvlokken dwarrelen langs mijn raam • the snowflakes are whirling past my window -
5 tollen
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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
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Twirl — Twirl, n. 1. The act of twirling; a rapid circular motion; a whirl or whirling; quick rotation. [1913 Webster] 2. A twist; a convolution. Woodward. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
twirl — 1590s (n. and v.), of uncertain origin, possibly connected with O.E. þwirl a stirrer. Or else a blend of TWIST (Cf. twist) and WHIRL (Cf. whirl). Related: Twirled; twirling … Etymology dictionary
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