Dictionary Entry
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
- 1transitive verb
To move or turn round rapidly; to whirl round; to move and turn rapidly with the fingers.
- 2intransitive verb
To revolve with velocity; to be whirled round rapidly.
- 3noun
The act of twirling; a rapid circular motion; a whirl or whirling; quick rotation.
- 4noun
A twist; a convolution.
- 5noun
the act of rotating rapidly
"he gave the crank a spin"
"it broke off after much twisting"
- 6noun
a sharp bend in a line produced when a line having a loop is pulled tight
- 7verb
cause to spin
"spin a coin"
- 8verb
turn in a twisting or spinning motion
"The leaves swirled in the autumn wind"
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