twirlings
Repeated spinning motions
Twirlings are instances or acts of spinning or rotating, often with a light, playful quality.
The word appears in contexts describing repeated rotations: the twirlings of dancers across the stage, the twirlings of autumn leaves in the wind.
Less common than the singular twirling, which usually serves for both one instance and many.
Revolving around an axis
- rotatingTurning on an axis
- swirlingTurning in curves
- whirlingRotating swiftly in place
- gyratingRotating rapidly, spiraling
revolving · spiraling · circling · eddying · vortex · cyclone · tornado · centrifugal
One-legged spinning turns
- spinsRotates rapidly around center
- rotationsTurns around center points
- waltzingDancing in 3/4 time
- balletClassical dance on pointe
flourishes · choreography · swirling · whirling · pivots · turns · arabesques · dervish
spinning
Revolving around an axis
gyrating · revolving · spiraling · circling · eddying · vortex · cyclone · tornado · centrifugal · dizzying
pirouettes
One-legged spinning turns
ballet · flourishes · choreography · swirling · whirling · pivots · turns · arabesques · dervish · folk dancing
batons
Handheld directing sticks
poi · hula hoops · parasols · umbrellas · canes · staffs · propellers · pinwheels · windmills · tassels
curling
Forming curved shapes
locks · strands · coiling · winding · nervous habit · fidgeting · styling · curls · waves · wrapping
twirlingsstillness
Complete lack of motion
motionlessness · immobility · stasis · fixedness · rest
- baton twirling
- hair twirlingWinding strands around fingers
- twirling batonRod spun for performance