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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

 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.

 Twirl, v. i. To revolve with velocity; to be whirled round rapidly.

 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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 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]