Associations to the word «Twirl»

Wiktionary

TWIRL, noun. A movement where one spins round elegantly; a pirouette.
TWIRL, verb. (intransitive) To perform a twirl.
TWIRL, verb. (transitive) To rotate rapidly.

Dictionary definition

TWIRL, noun. A sharp bend in a line produced when a line having a loop is pulled tight.
TWIRL, noun. The act of rotating rapidly; "he gave the crank a spin"; "it broke off after much twisting".
TWIRL, verb. Turn in a twisting or spinning motion; "The leaves swirled in the autumn wind".
TWIRL, verb. Cause to spin; "spin a coin".

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats