Twirl - English meaning

verb

Spin; whirl.

Usage examples:

My dad would have birled in his grave at the very idea

noun

A spin or whirl.

Usage examples:

Local skaters recreate the spirit of the far east, with lamp - rubbing, wish-making, fancy birls an…

verb

To turn or spin; to make someone do this

Usage examples:

The great historian must be birling in his grave (= would be very angry or upset) at this news., th…

verb

Move or cause to move rapidly in a circle or spiral.

Usage examples:

The dog yelped frenetically, wildly gyrating her tail

verb

Revolve quickly and repeatedly around an axis

verb

To swing repeatedly around a fixed point

Usage examples:

She recites a poem while a dancer gyrates next to her.

noun

A rapid movement in a circle or spiral; a whirling motion.

Usage examples:

The gyrations of the dancers' arms and legs

noun

The act of turning around and around on a fixed point

Usage examples:

Push your hips back and forth and avoid circular gyration., he could make the car do all kinds of c…

noun

The act of dancing, especially in a sexual way

Usage examples:

It was a night of endless dancing and gyration., mata hari electrified countless stages with her fr…

noun

An act of spinning on one foot, typically with the raised foot touching the knee of the supporting leg.

Usage examples:

By the end of that week, i could consistently execute quadruple pirouettes to both right and left.

verb

Perform a pirouette.

Usage examples:

She pirouetted and made a bow

noun

A fast turn of the body on the toes or the front part of the foot, performed esp. by a ballet dancer

Usage examples:

Dancers pirouetted across the stage.

noun

The central point, pin, or shaft on which a mechanism turns or oscillates.

Usage examples:

The insert requires minimal preventive-maintenance grease at its pivot points and axles.

verb

Turn on or as if on a pivot.

Usage examples:

He swung round, pivoting on his heel

noun

A fixed point supporting something which turns or balances, or a person or thing on which something else depends

Usage examples:

Boston was the pivot of his emotional and intellectual life., [ t ] she pivots her left foot., [ i …

noun

A forcible overthrow of a government or social order, in favour of a new system.

Usage examples:

The country has had a socialist revolution

noun

A sudden and great change, esp. the violent change of a system of government

Usage examples:

[ u ] the country seems to be heading toward revolution., [ c ] the discovery of penicillin produce…

noun

A big change or improvement in the way that something works or looks, or in the way that people do a particular activity

Usage examples:

A revolution in sth facing up to climate change requires a revolution in business thinking., an eco…

verb

Move in a circle on a central axis.

Usage examples:

Overhead, the fan revolved slowly

verb

To move in a circle or a curve around a central point, or to cause something to do this

Usage examples:

[ t ] the plane revolved 162 degrees onto its back., [ i ] the earth revolves around the sun, rough…

verb

Move or cause to move in a circle round an axis or centre.

Usage examples:

The wheel continued to rotate

verb

To turn around a fixed point, or to cause something to do this

Usage examples:

[ i ] the wheel rotates on an axle., [ t ] every 30 days we rotate shifts.

verb

To turn something in a circle, especially around a fixed point

Usage examples:

With the software you can zoom and rotate pictures., rotate between sb the chairmanship would rotat…

noun

The action of rotating about an axis or centre.

Usage examples:

The moon moves in the same direction as the earth's rotation

noun

The act of turning around a fixed point

Usage examples:

[ c ] two rotations of the dial opens the lock., crop rotation

noun

The process of regularly changing the person who does a particular job, so that it is done at different times by different people

Usage examples:

In rotation they all work the night shift in rotation., italy has rules on the mandatory rotation o…

verb

Turn or cause to turn or whirl round quickly.

Usage examples:

The girl spun round in alarm

noun

A rapid turning or whirling motion.

Usage examples:

He concluded the dance with a double spin

verb

Revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis

noun

A coupling between two parts enabling one to revolve without turning the other.

Usage examples:

Patented swivel axle keeps all three wheels on the ground even on sharp turns.

verb

Turn around a point or axis or on a swivel.

Usage examples:

He swivelled in the chair

verb

To turn around from a fixed point in order to face in another direction, or to turn something in this way

Usage examples:

[ i ] kennedy swiveled around in his seat., [ t ] he swiveled his face toward jack.

verb

Move in a circular direction wholly or partly round an axis or point.

Usage examples:

The big wheel was turning

noun

An act of moving something in a circular direction round an axis or point.

Usage examples:

A safety lock requiring four turns of the key

verb

Move around an axis or a center

verb

Form into a bent, curling, or distorted shape.

Usage examples:

A strip of metal is twisted to form a hollow tube

noun

An act of twisting something around a stationary point.

Usage examples:

The taps needed a single twist to turn them on

verb

Cause an object to assume a curved or distorted shape

noun

A circular object that revolves on an axle and is fixed below a vehicle or other object to enable it to move easily over the ground.

Usage examples:

A chair on wheels

verb

Short for big wheel (sense 2).

noun

A circular object, connected at the center to a bar, that is used for making vehicles or parts of machines move

Usage examples:

The wheel of a bicycle, i never feel safe with richard behind the wheel (= driving)., would you min…

verb

Move or cause to move rapidly round and round.

Usage examples:

Leaves whirled in eddies of wind

noun

A rapid movement round and round.

Usage examples:

The tempestuous whirl of circum-antarctic waters is also responsible for their being among the most…

verb

The shape of something rotating rapidly