"twirl" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈtwɜːl/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈtwɝl/ [General-American] Audio: En-us-twirl.ogg Forms: twirls [plural]
Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)l Etymology: 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. Etymology templates: {{cog|nn|tvirla}} Norwegian Nynorsk tvirla, {{cog|goh|dweran}} Old High German dweran, {{cog|de|zwirlen}} German zwirlen, {{cog|nl|dwarrelen}} Dutch dwarrelen, {{cog|is|þyrill}} Icelandic þyrill, {{der|en|gem-pro|*þwirilaz|t=stirring-stick, whisk}} Proto-Germanic *þwirilaz (“stirring-stick, whisk”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} twirl (plural twirls)
  1. A movement where a person spins round elegantly; a pirouette. Translations (Movement where one spins round elegantly; a pirouette): завъртане (zavǎrtane) [neuter] (Bulgarian), пирует (piruet) [masculine] (Bulgarian), svingiĝo (Esperanto), pyörähdys (Finnish), pirouette (French), Pirouette [feminine] (German), Drehschwung [masculine] (German), враще́ние (vraščénije) [neuter] (Russian), pirueta [neuter] (Spanish)
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  2. Any rotating movement; a spin.
    Sense id: en-twirl-en-noun-Dz-9L~ie Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with French translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 25 28 17 1 3 3 2 23 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 31 19 12 1 5 3 3 26 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 31 24 12 1 2 2 2 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 28 20 15 1 3 3 2 27 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 27 19 16 1 5 4 4 24
  3. A little twist of some substance; a swirl.
    Sense id: en-twirl-en-noun-XEMBj2Mu Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with French translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 25 28 17 1 3 3 2 23 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 31 19 12 1 5 3 3 26 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 31 24 12 1 2 2 2 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 28 20 15 1 3 3 2 27 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 27 19 16 1 5 4 4 24
  4. (slang) A prison guard. Tags: slang Synonyms: screw
    Sense id: en-twirl-en-noun-ugM-mZWO
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: squirl, twirl one's thumbs, twirler

Verb

IPA: /ˈtwɜːl/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈtwɝl/ [General-American] Audio: En-us-twirl.ogg Forms: twirls [present, singular, third-person], twirling [participle, present], twirled [participle, past], twirled [past]
Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)l Etymology: 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. Etymology templates: {{cog|nn|tvirla}} Norwegian Nynorsk tvirla, {{cog|goh|dweran}} Old High German dweran, {{cog|de|zwirlen}} German zwirlen, {{cog|nl|dwarrelen}} Dutch dwarrelen, {{cog|is|þyrill}} Icelandic þyrill, {{der|en|gem-pro|*þwirilaz|t=stirring-stick, whisk}} Proto-Germanic *þwirilaz (“stirring-stick, whisk”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} twirl (third-person singular simple present twirls, present participle twirling, simple past and past participle twirled)
  1. (intransitive) To perform a twirl. Tags: intransitive Translations (to perform a twirl): въртя се (vǎrtja se) (Bulgarian), завъртам се (zavǎrtam se) (Bulgarian), svingiĝi (Esperanto), pyörähdellä (Finnish), pirouetter (French), einen Wirbel vollführen (German), στριφογυρίζω (strifogyrízo) (Greek), sníomh (Irish), кружи́ться (kružítʹsja) [imperfective] (Russian), firrijari (Sicilian), girijari (Sicilian)
    Sense id: en-twirl-en-verb-JuHgLUco Disambiguation of 'to perform a twirl': 98 1 0 1
  2. (transitive) To rotate rapidly. Tags: transitive Translations (to rotate rapidly): въртя бързо (vǎrtja bǎrzo) (Bulgarian), pyöriä (Finnish), faire tournoyer (French), herumwirbeln (German), schnell herumdrehen (German), sníomh (Irish), uzingisa (Maore Comorian), мушгих (mušgix) (Mongolian), враща́ть (vraščátʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), верте́ть (vertétʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), firrijari (Sicilian), furriari (Sicilian), girari (Sicilian), girijari (Sicilian), girar (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-twirl-en-verb-7S1wPuDj Disambiguation of 'to rotate rapidly': 1 98 0 1
  3. (transitive) To twist round. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-twirl-en-verb-Dumi0OaD
  4. (baseball) To pitch. Categories (topical): Baseball
    Sense id: en-twirl-en-verb-5eLjcPag Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with French translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 25 28 17 1 3 3 2 23 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 31 19 12 1 5 3 3 26 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 31 24 12 1 2 2 2 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 28 20 15 1 3 3 2 27 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 27 19 16 1 5 4 4 24 Topics: ball-games, baseball, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: twirl one's moustache

Inflected forms

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      "rhymes": "-ɜː(ɹ)l"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "vǎrtja se",
      "sense": "to perform a twirl",
      "word": "въртя се"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "zavǎrtam se",
      "sense": "to perform a twirl",
      "word": "завъртам се"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "to perform a twirl",
      "word": "svingiĝi"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to perform a twirl",
      "word": "pyörähdellä"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to perform a twirl",
      "word": "pirouetter"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to perform a twirl",
      "word": "einen Wirbel vollführen"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "strifogyrízo",
      "sense": "to perform a twirl",
      "word": "στριφογυρίζω"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "to perform a twirl",
      "word": "sníomh"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "kružítʹsja",
      "sense": "to perform a twirl",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "кружи́ться"
    },
    {
      "code": "scn",
      "lang": "Sicilian",
      "sense": "to perform a twirl",
      "word": "firrijari"
    },
    {
      "code": "scn",
      "lang": "Sicilian",
      "sense": "to perform a twirl",
      "word": "girijari"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "vǎrtja bǎrzo",
      "sense": "to rotate rapidly",
      "word": "въртя бързо"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to rotate rapidly",
      "word": "pyöriä"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to rotate rapidly",
      "word": "faire tournoyer"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to rotate rapidly",
      "word": "herumwirbeln"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to rotate rapidly",
      "word": "schnell herumdrehen"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "to rotate rapidly",
      "word": "sníomh"
    },
    {
      "code": "swb",
      "lang": "Maore Comorian",
      "sense": "to rotate rapidly",
      "word": "uzingisa"
    },
    {
      "code": "mn",
      "lang": "Mongolian",
      "roman": "mušgix",
      "sense": "to rotate rapidly",
      "word": "мушгих"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "vraščátʹ",
      "sense": "to rotate rapidly",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "враща́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "vertétʹ",
      "sense": "to rotate rapidly",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "верте́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "scn",
      "lang": "Sicilian",
      "sense": "to rotate rapidly",
      "word": "firrijari"
    },
    {
      "code": "scn",
      "lang": "Sicilian",
      "sense": "to rotate rapidly",
      "word": "furriari"
    },
    {
      "code": "scn",
      "lang": "Sicilian",
      "sense": "to rotate rapidly",
      "word": "girari"
    },
    {
      "code": "scn",
      "lang": "Sicilian",
      "sense": "to rotate rapidly",
      "word": "girijari"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to rotate rapidly",
      "word": "girar"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Brill Publishers"
  ],
  "word": "twirl"
}

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