vt. (使)快速转动, 捻弄

n. 转动, 万能钥匙, 旋转的东西

Twirl \Twirl\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Twirled}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Twirling}.] [Cf. AS. [thorn]wiril a churn staff, a stirrer,
flail, [thorn]weran, [=a][thorn]weran, to agitate, twirl, G.
zwirlen, quirlen, to twirl, to turn round or about, quirl a
twirling stick, OHG. dweran to twirl, stir. Cf. {Trowel}.]
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. --Byron.


Twirl \Twirl\, v. i.
To revolve with velocity; to be whirled round rapidly.


Twirl \Twirl\, n.
1. The act of twirling; a rapid circular motion; a whirl or
whirling; quick rotation.

2. A twist; a convolution. --Woodward.