Thesaurus results for TWIRLED

twirled

verb

past tense of twirl

as in swung

to move (something) in a curved or circular path on or as if on an axis absentmindedly twirled a lock of her hair around her finger

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as in rotated

to move in circles around an axis or center an ice-skater twirling in place

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Recent Examples of twirled That was the peak for Corbin, who twirled three scoreless innings of relief for Washington that day, taking the baton from Scherzer and handing it to Daniel Hudson to close out the ninth. —

Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 7 May 2026 This chic skirt is just begging to be worn and twirled around in. —

Caroline Hughes, Travel + Leisure, 4 May 2026 Keith twirled the edges in his fingers and flipped the long part back and forth over his shoulder. —

Danielle Parker, CBS News, 14 Apr. 2026 The famed dancer twirled, dropped, and enraptured the crowd in a flowing white ensemble, while Rae contrasted her in bright red latex. —

Rolling Stone, 11 Apr. 2026 After each song ended, another woman looked to him eagerly, hoping for her turn to be twirled on the floor. —

Natalia Favre, Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2026 During rehearsals, members of the cast, which also includes Luke Evans, Juliette Lewis, and Rachel Dratch, had held a séance in the mezzanine, trying to contact some of those who had twirled under the room’s giant disco ball in times past—Prince, the drag queen Divine. —

Rachel Syme, New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2026 During the silence, a little girl twirled on the tile floor by the stage. —

Caitlin McGlade, Charlotte Observer, 17 Mar. 2026 The Flamin' Hot director danced with choreographer Gustavo Vargas, who dipped Longoria and twirled her around. —

Hannah Malach, InStyle, 9 Mar. 2026

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In a matter of hours, the South Korean Kospi swung from a fresh record high, above the 8,000 milestone, to a 6% loss.

— Katie Foley, CNBC, 15 May 2026
Rowles was one of several RedHawks who swung a big bat Wednesday afternoon during a 17-0 nonconference win in four innings over visiting Providence in Chicago.

— Tony Baranek, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2026