Twirl
/twɜːrl/noun
To spin or turn rapidly around a central point; to rotate something with a quick, light motion.
Did you know?“Twirl” is likely connected to a family of old Germanic words meaning to turn or twist, showing how English often turned motion itself into sound.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*thwirl- / *thwirl-
“To turn, twist, or whirl (reconstructed family of motion words)”
Old English
OE
þweran
“To turn across, twist, or move obliquely”
Middle English
ME
twirlen
“To whirl or turn rapidly”
16th Century
English
twirl
“To spin or revolve lightly and quickly”
Modern English
English
twirl
“To spin or rotate with a light, quick motion”