Hypertext Webster Gateway: "twirl"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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 stick, OHG. dweran to twirl, stir. Cf. {Trowel}.]
To move or turn round rapidly; to whirl round; to move and
turn rapidly with the fingers.
See ruddy maids, Some taught with dexterous hand to
twirl the wheel. --Dodsley.
No more beneath soft eve's consenting star Fandango
twirls his jocund castanet. --Byron.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Twirl \Twirl\, v. i.
To revolve with velocity; to be whirled round rapidly.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Twirl \Twirl\, n.
1. The act of twirling; a rapid circular motion; a whirl or
whirling; quick rotation.
2. A twist; a convolution. --Woodward.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
twirl
n 1: a sharp bend in a line produced when a line having a loop is
pulled tight [syn: {kink}, {twist}]
2: the act of rotating rapidly; "he gave the crank a spin"; "it
broke off after much twisting" [syn: {spin}, {twist}, {twisting},
{whirl}]
v 1: turn in a twisting or spinning motion; "The leaves swirled
in the autumn wind" [syn: {swirl}, {twiddle}, {whirl}]
2: cause to spin; "spin a coin" [syn: {whirl}, {birl}, {spin}]
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