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Added 9 October 2026

twirl

/twɜːl/ noun

noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about twirl at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

A movement where a person spins round elegantly; a pirouette.
Any rotating movement; a spin.
The conductor gave his baton a twirl, and the orchestra began to play.
A little twist of some substance; a swirl.

verb

To perform a twirl.
To rotate rapidly.
To twist round.

Origin

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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