Twirl /(twẽrl)/

Twirl

v. t.

imp. & p. p. Twirled; p. pr. & vb. n. Twirling

  1. 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.

Twirl

v. i.
  1. 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.