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twirl
/ˈtwɝ(ə)l/
(
vt
.)(使)快速轉動,捻弄轉動,萬能鑰匙,旋轉的東西
From:
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Twirl
v. t.
[
imp. &
p
. p.
Twirled
p.
pr
. &
vb
. n.
Twirling
.]
To
move
or
turn
round
rapidly
;
to
whirl
round
;
to
move
and
turn
rapidly
with
the
fingers
.
See
ruddy
maids
,
Some
taught
with
dexterous
hand
to
twirl
the
wheel
. --
Dodsley
.
No
more
beneath
soft
eve's
consenting
star
Fandango
twirls
his
jocund
castanet
. --
Byron
.
From:
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Twirl
,
v. i.
To
revolve
with
velocity
;
to
be
whirled
round
rapidly
.
From:
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Twirl
,
n.
1.
The
act
of
twirling
;
a
rapid
circular
motion
;
a
whirl
or
whirling
;
quick
rotation
.
2.
A
twist
;
a
convolution
.
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From:
WordNet (r) 2.0
twirl
n
1:
a
sharp
bend
in
a
line
produced
when
a
line
having
a
loop
is
pulled
tight
[
syn
:
kink
,
twist
]
2:
the
act
of
rotating
rapidly
; "
he
gave
the
crank
a
spin
"; "
it
broke
off
after
much
twisting
" [
syn
:
spin
,
twist
,
twisting
,
whirl
]
v
1:
turn
in
a
twisting
or
spinning
motion
; "
The
leaves
swirled
in
the
autumn
wind
" [
syn
:
swirl
,
twiddle
,
whirl
]
2:
cause
to
spin
; "
spin
a
coin
" [
syn
:
whirl
,
birl
,
spin
]
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