twirl

Signification (Anglais)

Noun

1. A movement where a person spins round elegantly; a pirouette.
2. Any rotating movement; a spin.
3. A little twist of some substance; a swirl.
4. (slang) A prison guard.

Verb

1. (intransitive) To perform a twirl.
2. (transitive) To rotate rapidly.
3. (transitive) To twist round.
4. To pitch.

Concepts

tournoyer

tourbillonner

tourner

rotation

faire tournoyer

pivoter

tournoiement

Synonymes

twist

spin

whirl

turn

rotate

swirl

revolve

coil

curl

twiddle

wind

spiral

twine

kink

gyrate

pivot

twisting

whirlwind

birl

flourish

squiggle

vortex

circle

⭕

whorl

turn around

swivel

wring

fiddle with

mill

move

pinch

ratchet

reel

rim

rotation

round

run

spindle

stir

swing

tornado

🌪️

tour

trim

trimming

troll

🧌

trump up

tumble

tweak

veer

waterspout

Traductions

girare

drehen

giro

wirbeln

draaien

στριφογύρισμα

kıvrım

γυναίκα

ronddraaien

mulinare

στροβιλίζω

girar

περιστροφή

verdrehen

τούφα

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈtwɜːl/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Appartenant à norvégien nynorsk: tvirla

Appartenant à ancien haut allemand: dweran

Appartenant à allemand: zwirlen

Appartenant à néerlandais: dwarrelen

Appartenant à islandais: þyrill

In summary

Of Scandinavian origin, akin to Norwegian Nynorsk tvirla, Old High German dweran (German zwirlen, quirlen), Dutch dwarrelen and Icelandic þyrill; all from Proto-Germanic *þwirilaz (“stirring-stick, whisk”), *þweraną (“to stir”). Or, an alteration of tirl (“to twist”), with influence from whirl.