twirl

twirl
1. n вращение, кручение
2. n вихрь

dust twirl — вихрь пыли

3. n вихор; локон
4. n росчерк, завитушка
5. v вертеть; кружить; крутить

to twirl the wheel — вертеть колесо

twirl a baton — вертеть палочкой

6. v вертеться, крутиться

the compass needle twirled swiftly round — стрелка компаса быстро вертелась

7. v извиваться
8. v сл. посылать
Синонимический ряд:
whirl (verb) gyrate; gyre; pirouette; pivot; revolve; rotate; spin; swirl; turn; twist; wheel; whirl; whirligig

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Смотреть что такое "twirl" в других словарях:

  • Twirl — Twirl, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Twirled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Twirling}.] [Cf. AS. [thorn]wiril a churn staff, a stirrer, flail, [thorn]weran, [=a][thorn]weran, to agitate, twirl, G. zwirlen, quirlen, to twirl, to turn round or about, quirl a twirling… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • twirl´er — twirl «twurl», verb, noun. –v.t. 1. to revolve rapidly; spin; whirl: »to twirl a baton. 2. to turn around and around idly: »He twirled his umbrella as he walked. 3. to twist; curl …   Useful english dictionary

  • twirl — [twə:l US twə:rl] v [I and T] [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: Perhaps from a Scandinavian language] to turn around and around or make something do this twirl around/round ▪ Couples were twirling around the dance floor. twirl sth around/round ▪ She… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • twirl — twirl·er; twirl·i·gig; twirl; …   English syllables

  • twirl — [twʉrl] vt., vi. [prob. < Scand, as in Norw dial. tvirla, to twirl, akin to OE thwirel, stirring rod < IE base * twer , to whirl, stir up > TURBID] 1. to rotate rapidly; spin 2. to turn rapidly in a circle; whirl around 3. to twist or… …   English World dictionary

  • Twirl — Twirl, v. i. To revolve with velocity; to be whirled round rapidly. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Twirl — Twirl, n. 1. The act of twirling; a rapid circular motion; a whirl or whirling; quick rotation. [1913 Webster] 2. A twist; a convolution. Woodward. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • twirl — 1590s (n. and v.), of uncertain origin, possibly connected with O.E. þwirl a stirrer. Or else a blend of TWIST (Cf. twist) and WHIRL (Cf. whirl). Related: Twirled; twirling …   Etymology dictionary

  • twirl — vb *turn, revolve, rotate, gyrate, circle, spin, whirl, wheel, eddy, swirl, pirouette …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • twirl — [v] turn around circularly gyrate, gyre, pirouette, pivot, purl, revolve, rotate, spin, turn, twist, wheel, whirl, whirligig, wind; concepts 150,152 Ant. straight, untwirl, untwist …   New thesaurus

  • twirl — ► VERB ▪ spin quickly and lightly round. ► NOUN 1) an act of twirling. 2) a spiralling or swirling shape, especially a flourish made with a pen. DERIVATIVES twirler noun twirly adjective. ORIGIN probab …   English terms dictionary


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