twirler

Variant of twirl

twirl definition

twirl (twʉrl)

transitive verb, intransitive verb

  1. to rotate rapidly; spin
  2. to turn rapidly in a circle; whirl around
  3. to twist or coil to twirl one's mustache
  4. ☆ Baseball to pitch

Etymology: prob. < Scand, as in Norw dial. tvirla, to twirl, akin to OE thwirel, stirring rod < IE base *twer-, to whirl, stir up > turbid

noun

  1. a twirling or being twirled
  2. something twirled; specif.,
    1. a twist, coil, etc.
    2. a twisting line; flourish

Related Forms:

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Comments
Improve this definition.
Do you have more to add? Share your linguistic knowledge or observation.
/Register to save your comments.