Twirl — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a sharp bend in a line produced when a line having a loop is pulled tight

the act of rotating rapidly

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/twˈɜːl/

🇬🇧British English

/twˈɜːl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/twˈɜːl/

1 syllable Say it as /twˈɜːl/.

Examples

he gave the crank a spin
it broke off after much twisting
The leaves swirled in the autumn wind

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

twisting whirl twiddle birl spin swirl kink twist

Parts of Speech

noun	a sharp bend in a line produced when a line having a loop is pulled tight
noun	the act of rotating rapidly “he gave the crank a spin”
verb	turn in a twisting or spinning motion “The leaves swirled in the autumn wind”
verb	cause to spin “spin a coin”

Word Forms

kink	verb	form a curl, curve, or kink
twist	verb	form into a spiral shape
spin	verb	cause to spin
twirl	verb	cause to spin
whirl	verb	revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis
twirl	noun	the act of rotating rapidly
twirler	noun	(baseball) the person who does the pitching
swirl	noun	the shape of something rotating rapidly
twiddle	noun	a series of small (usually idle) twists or turns
whirl	noun	confused movement
whirling	noun	the act of rotating in a circle or spiral
spin	noun	the act of rotating rapidly
spinner	noun	board game equipment that consists of a dial and an arrow that is spun to determine the next move in the game

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

drehen

eine starke Krümmung einer Leine, die entsteht, wenn eine Leine mit einer Schlaufe festgezogen wird

🇫🇷French

tournoiement

courbure prononcée d'une ligne produite lorsqu'une ligne comportant une boucle est tendue

🇪🇸Spanish

giro

Una curva pronunciada en una línea que se produce cuando se tira con fuerza de una línea que tiene un bucle.

🇮🇹Italian

volteggiare

una curva netta in una linea prodotta quando una linea avente un anello viene tesa

🇳🇱Dutch

draai

een scherpe bocht in een lijn die ontstaat wanneer een lijn met een lus strak wordt getrokken

🇵🇹Portuguese

girar

uma curva acentuada em uma linha produzida quando uma linha com um laço é esticada

🇷🇺Russian

вертеть

резкий изгиб лески, возникающий при тугом натягивании лески с петлей

India

🇮🇳Hindi

घुमाव

जब लूप वाली रेखा को कस कर खींचा जाता है तो रेखा में तीव्र मोड़ उत्पन्न होता है

🇧🇩Bengali

ঘূর্ণায়মান

একটি লাইনে একটি ধারালো বাঁক তৈরি হয় যখন একটি লুপ থাকার একটি লাইন শক্তভাবে টানা হয়

🇮🇳Tamil

சுழல்

ஒரு வளையத்தைக் கொண்ட ஒரு கோடு இறுக்கமாக இழுக்கப்படும்போது உருவாகும் ஒரு வரியில் கூர்மையான வளைவு

🇮🇳Telugu

తిరుగుట

లూప్ ఉన్న లైన్ గట్టిగా లాగినప్పుడు ఉత్పత్తి చేయబడిన పంక్తిలో పదునైన వంపు

🇮🇳Marathi

फिरणे

जेव्हा लूप असलेली ओळ घट्ट ओढली जाते तेव्हा तयार केलेल्या ओळीत तीक्ष्ण वाकणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

ફરવું

જ્યારે લૂપ ધરાવતી લાઇનને ચુસ્ત રીતે ખેંચવામાં આવે ત્યારે ઉત્પન્ન થતી લાઇનમાં તીવ્ર વળાંક

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸುತ್ತು

ಲೂಪ್ ಹೊಂದಿರುವ ರೇಖೆಯನ್ನು ಬಿಗಿಯಾಗಿ ಎಳೆದಾಗ ಉತ್ಪತ್ತಿಯಾಗುವ ಸಾಲಿನಲ್ಲಿ ತೀಕ್ಷ್ಣವಾದ ಬೆಂಡ್

🇮🇳Malayalam

കറങ്ങുക

ഒരു ലൂപ്പുള്ള ഒരു വരി മുറുകെ വലിക്കുമ്പോൾ ഉണ്ടാകുന്ന ഒരു വരിയിലെ മൂർച്ചയുള്ള വളവ്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਘੁੰਮਣਾ

ਇੱਕ ਲਾਈਨ ਵਿੱਚ ਇੱਕ ਤਿੱਖੀ ਮੋੜ ਪੈਦਾ ਹੁੰਦੀ ਹੈ ਜਦੋਂ ਇੱਕ ਲੂਪ ਵਾਲੀ ਇੱਕ ਲਾਈਨ ਨੂੰ ਕੱਸ ਕੇ ਖਿੱਚਿਆ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

گھومنا

ایک لائن میں تیز موڑ پیدا ہوتا ہے جب لوپ والی لائن کو مضبوطی سے کھینچا جاتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

捻

当有环的线被拉紧时，线中产生的急剧弯曲

🇯🇵Japanese

くるくる回す

ループのあるラインをきつく引っ張ったときに生じるラインの鋭い曲がり

🇰🇷Korean

회전

고리가 있는 선을 팽팽하게 당길 때 생기는 선의 날카로운 굴곡

🇻🇳Vietnamese

xoay tròn

sự uốn cong đột ngột của một đường được tạo ra khi một đường có vòng được kéo chặt

🇹🇭Thai

หมุนวน

การโค้งงออย่างแหลมคมในเส้นที่เกิดขึ้นเมื่อเส้นที่มีห่วงถูกดึงให้แน่น

🇮🇩Indonesian

berputar

tikungan tajam pada garis yang dihasilkan ketika garis yang memiliki lingkaran ditarik dengan kencang

🇵🇭Filipino

umikot

isang matalim na liko sa isang linya na ginawa kapag ang isang linya na may loop ay hinila ng mahigpit

🇲🇾Malay

berpusing

selekoh tajam dalam garisan yang dihasilkan apabila garisan yang mempunyai gelung ditarik ketat

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

برم

انحناء حاد في الخط ينتج عندما يتم سحب خط به حلقة بإحكام

🇮🇷Persian

چرخش

یک خم شدید در یک خط ایجاد می شود که یک خط دارای یک حلقه محکم کشیده شود

🇹🇷Turkish

döndürmek

bir ilmeğe sahip bir ipin sıkı çekilmesiyle oluşan bir ipte keskin bir bükülme

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְסוֹבֵב

עיקול חד בקו שנוצר כאשר קו בעל לולאה נמשך חזק

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What is the primary definition of the word 'twirl'?

The primary meaning of 'twirl' is 'a sharp bend in a line produced when a line having a loop is pulled tight'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'twirl' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'twirl' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'twirl' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'twirl' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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