Word a Day
twirl
What does twirl mean?
twirl (verb): to rotate rapidly.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use twirl in a sentence?
- Twirl around and let me see you. (Tatoeba sentence #10727882 by Eccles17, CC BY 2.0 FR)
How do you pronounce twirl?
/twɝl/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does twirl come from?
Of Scandinavian origin, akin to Norwegian Nynorsk tvirla, Old High German dweran (German zwirlen, quirlen), Dutch dwarrelen and Icelandic þyrill.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
What are synonyms of twirl?
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
Test yourself: do you know “twirl”?
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What does “twirl” mean?
mark as different
Not quite: that's what distinguish means.
to rotate rapidly
Right! That's what “twirl” means.
to come into view
Not quite: that's what emerge means.
to choose; select
Not quite: that's what opt means.
Which word is closest in meaning to “twirl”?
rival
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climb
Not quite: climb means something else.
trace
Not quite: trace means something else.
swirl
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