twirl
Rotate with flair
Twirl is to spin or rotate quickly, often with a flourish: She twirled her hair around her finger, He twirled his partner on the dance floor.
The motion suggests lightness and grace—batons twirl, dancers twirl, skirts twirl.
As a noun, a twirl is a single spinning motion or a spiral shape: Give it a twirl.
Turning on an axis
- pirouetteBallet turn on one foot
- rotateTurn about an axis
- revolveTurn around center
- gyrateMove in spirals
pivot · swivel · spiral · corkscrew · turn · wheel · twist · coil
Violent rotating windstorm
- cycloneRotating low-pressure storm system
- whirlpoolRotating water formation
- maelstromViolent whirlpool or upheaval
- funnelCone directing flow
waterspout · typhoon · hurricane · spiral · eddy · centrifuge · suction · turbulence
Ballet turn on one foot
- balletClassical dance on pointe
- waltzDance in three-quarter time
- ballroomVenue for formal dances
- salsaSpicy tomato condiment
tango · swing · jive · choreography · flamenco · partner · foxtrot · rumba
Appendages of the hand
- penInk-filled writing tool
- hairFibrous scalp covering
- drumstickStick for striking drums
- umbrellaHandheld rain shelter
cane · strand · lasso · keys · spaghetti · fork · mustache · lollipop
rotation
Turning on an axis
gyrate · pivot · swivel · spiral · corkscrew · turn · wheel · twist · coil · loop
tornado
Violent rotating windstorm
- cycloneRotating low-pressure storm system
- whirlpoolRotating water formation
- maelstromViolent whirlpool or upheaval
funnel · waterspout · typhoon · hurricane · spiral · eddy · centrifuge · suction · turbulence
pirouette
Ballet turn on one foot
salsa · tango · swing · jive · choreography · flamenco · partner · foxtrot · rumba · samba
fingers
Appendages of the hand
umbrella · cane · strand · lasso · keys · spaghetti · fork · mustache · lollipop · straw
ribbon
Slender ornamental strip
routine · apparatus · rhythmic · balance · flexibility · leotard · performance · artistic · flair · flourish
elegance
Refined, graceful quality
lithe · nimble · delicate · airy · lightness · ethereal · sweeping · glide · flowing · supple
- kids dancedance class, dance recital, ballet, dance teacher, young dancers
- spintopspin, backspin, sidespin, clockwise, counterclockwise
- dance turnspirouette, fouette, inside turn, pivot turn, reverse turn
- synchronized swimmingduet, solo, teams, routines, lifts
- movementwalk, move, go, run, jump
- dancesballet, waltz, tango, salsa, hula
twirluntwist
Reverse rotational entanglement
unwind · unroll · untangle · straighten · stop
- baton twirling
- hair twirlingWinding strands around fingers
- hair twirl
- baton twirlerOne who spins rods
- twirling batonRod spun for performance
- sign twirlerStreet advertiser with board