Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun twirl

2 senses of twirl

Sense 1
kink, twist, twirl -- (a sharp bend in a line produced when a line having a loop is pulled tight)
       => fold, crease, plication, flexure, crimp, bend -- (an angular or rounded shape made by folding; "a fold in the napkin"; "a crease in his trousers"; "a plication on her blouse"; "a flexure of the colon"; "a bend of his elbow")

Sense 2
spin, twirl, twist, twisting, whirl -- (the act of rotating rapidly; "he gave the crank a spin"; "it broke off after much twisting")
       => rotation, rotary motion -- (the act of rotating as if on an axis; "the rotation of the dancer kept time with the music")

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb twirl

2 senses of twirl

Sense 1
twirl, swirl, twiddle, whirl -- (turn in a twisting or spinning motion; "The leaves swirled in the autumn wind")
       => revolve, go around, rotate -- (turn on or around an axis or a center; "The Earth revolves around the Sun"; "The lamb roast rotates on a spit over the fire")

Sense 2
whirl, birl, spin, twirl -- (cause to spin; "spin a coin")
       => rotate, circumvolve -- (cause to turn on an axis or center; "Rotate the handle")