Twirl

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /ˈtwɜː(ɹ)l/
• Rhymes: -ɜː(r)l

Origin

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

Etymology in Merriam Webster's Dictionary

(German zwirlen, quirlen) and Icelandic þyrill

Germanic cognates

Full definition of twirl

Noun

1. A movement where one spins round elegantly; a pirouette.

Verb

1. (intransitive) To perform a twirl.
2. (transitive) To rotate rapidly.
• DodsleySee ruddy maids,
  Some taught with dexterous hand to twirl the wheel.
• ByronNo more beneath soft eve's consenting star
  Fandango twirls his jocund castanet.