twirl
part of speech
verb (twirl, twirls, twirled, twirling); noun (a twirl, twirls)
meaning for a pupil
1) To twirl is to spin round and round quickly, or to make something spin: she twirled in her new dress. tree →
2) To twirl something is to twist it round your finger: he twirled his hair. tree →
3) A twirl is a quick spin or turn. tree →
4) A twirl is a curly shape or mark, like a loop of icing. tree →
sense in the lessons
Dance and PE: twirling in ballet or gymnastics with ribbons. Everyday: twirling spaghetti on a fork, twirling a baton in a parade. Stories: a character who twirls a moustache is often shown as a sneaky villain. Phrase: «give us a twirl» (UK: show off your outfit by spinning).
examples
- She twirled around in her party dress. tree →
- He twirled spaghetti on his fork. tree →
- The majorette twirled her baton. tree →
- Give us a twirl so we can see your costume! tree →
- The villain twirled his moustache. tree →
- The cake had twirls of chocolate on top. tree →
- The dancer did three twirls on one foot. tree →
- “Noo, that ain't,” says he, and he twirled his tail. tree →
note
Regular verb: twirled, twirling. Similar: spin, whirl, swirl (swirl is usually liquid or air moving round). Do not confuse with «twirly» (informal for curly).
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «twirl» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.