verb · transitive · rare

twirl

twirl · twirls · twirled · twirling

обертатися, прясти, крутитися

кружиться, вертеть, вращать

einen Wirbel vollführen, schnell herumdrehen, herumwirbeln

To perform a twirlTo perform a twirl.

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UK/twɜːl/US/twɝl/

» Tom twirled the basketball on his finger.

Tom ließ den Basketball auf seinem Finger drehen.

Meaning

4 senses

(intransitive)To perform a twirl.
einen Wirbel vollführen
кружи́тьсяkružítʹsja
(transitive)To rotate rapidly.
herumwirbeln, schnell herumdrehen
враща́тьvraščátʹ, верте́тьvertétʹ
(transitive)To twist round.
To pitch.

More definitions

turn in a twisting or spinning motion
cause to spin

Examples

31 sentences

Tom twirled the basketball on his finger.
deTom ließ den Basketball auf seinem Finger drehen.
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Tom wondered how often Mary practiced baton twirling.
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Do you eat spaghetti by twirling it around your fork?
ruТы ешь спагетти, наматывая их на вилку?
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Tom twirled his mustache.
ruТом покрутил усы.
deTom zwirbelte seinen Schnurrbart.
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The hipster was twirling his moustache.
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Translations

5 languages

Русский

By meaning 2

to perform a twirl:

to rotate rapidly:

Deutsch

By meaning 2

to perform a twirl:

to rotate rapidly:

Origin

Of Scandinavian origin, akin to Norwegian Nynorsk tvirla, Old High German dweran (German z

Of Scandinavian origin, akin to Norwegian Nynorsk tvirla, Old High German dweran (German zwirlen, quirlen), Dutch dwarrelen and Icelandic þyrill; all from Proto-Germanic *þwirilaz (“stirring-stick, whisk”), *þweraną (“to stir”). Or, an alteration of tirl (“to twist”), with influence from whirl.

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