twirls

Whirls around rapidly

Twirls is the third-person singular and plural of twirl—to spin or rotate something rapidly, often with a flourish.

A baton twirler twirls a baton.

Someone twirls pasta around a fork.

A dancer twirls across the floor.

Hair can be twirled around a finger absently.

The noun twirl is a single spinning motion: She gave a twirl in her new dress.

motion

spin

Rapid rotation around axis

whirl · eddy · coil · whorl · curl · helix · gyre · centrifugal · axis · revolve

gymnastics

pirouette

Ballet turn on one foot

floor routine · choreography · artistic · rotation · spin · cartwheel · tumble · acrobat · flexibility · dismount

dance

pirouette

Ballet turn on one foot

  • spinRapid rotation around axis
  • balletClassical dance on pointe
  • waltzDance in three-quarter time

salsa · tango · flamenco · swing · ballroom · partner · turn · rotation · flourish · dip

playful

spaghetti

Long thin cylindrical pasta

  • forkTined eating tool
  • pastaShaped wheat dough
  • hairFibrous scalp covering

ribbon · baton · streamer · umbrella · skirt · dress · mustache · lasso · hula hoop · cane

graceful

elegance

Refined, graceful quality

delicate · airy · lightness · flowing · ethereal · finesse · glide · swan · artistry · sweeping

Categories
Opposites
rotational motion

twirlsunwinds

Releases tension gradually

straights · stops · halts · ceases · stills

dynamism/movement state

twirlsstands still

Ceases all movement

freezes · halts · stops · pauses · rests

movement state

twirlsrests

Ceases work temporarily

pauses · idles · settles · sits

Phrases
Family

twirl, twirling, twirled, twirler, twirly, twirlers, untwirled

Familiarity
Top 50,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G