Twirl (?), v. t. [imp. & p.
p. Twirled (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Twirling.] [Cf. AS. þwiril a churn staff, a stirrer,
flail, þweran, āþweran, 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.
Twirl, v. i. To revolve with velocity;
to be whirled round rapidly.
Twirl, n. 1. The act of
twirling; a rapid circular motion; a whirl or whirling; quick
rotation.
2. A twist; a convolution.
Woodward.
Twirl (?), v. t. [imp. & p.
p. Twirled (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Twirling.] [Cf. AS. þwiril a churn staff, a stirrer,
flail, þweran, āþweran, 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.
Twirl, v. i. To revolve with velocity;
to be whirled round rapidly.
Twirl, n. 1. The act of
twirling; a rapid circular motion; a whirl or whirling; quick
rotation.
2. A twist; a convolution.
Woodward.
