twirl

twirl is a 5-letter English word with 8 senses as transitive verb, intransitive verb, noun, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To move or turn round rapidly; to whirl round; to move and turn rapidly with the fingers. Face value is 8 in Scrabble and 9 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

5 letters · Scrabble 8 · Words With Friends 9 · 8 senses

Definitions

1. transitive verb. To move or turn round rapidly; to whirl round; to move and turn rapidly with the fingers.
2. intransitive verb. To revolve with velocity; to be whirled round rapidly.
3. noun. The act of twirling; a rapid circular motion; a whirl or whirling; quick rotation.
4. noun. A twist; a convolution.
5. noun. the act of rotating rapidly

   "he gave the crank a spin"

   "it broke off after much twisting"

   Synonyms: spin, twist, twisting, whirl

6. noun. a sharp bend in a line produced when a line having a loop is pulled tight

   Synonyms: kink, twist

7. verb. cause to spin

   "spin a coin"

   Synonyms: birl, spin, whirl

8. verb. turn in a twisting or spinning motion

   "The leaves swirled in the autumn wind"

   Synonyms: swirl, twiddle, whirl

Synonyms

spin, twist, twisting, whirl, kink, birl, swirl, twiddle

Common word forms

twirls, twirled, twirler, twirling

Words from these letters

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