Twirling

/ˈtwɜːrlɪŋ/ verb/gerund

Definition

Spinning or rotating something quickly, usually with a smooth circular motion.

Etymology

From 'twirl,' which may derive from a Scandinavian source related to 'twist' and 'turn,' appearing in English around the 1600s. The '-ing' makes it a gerund (noun form of a verb).

Kelly Says

The sound of 'twirl' almost creates its own motion—the 'r' roll and quick consonants make your mouth move in a spiral pattern. Onomatopoeia isn't just about sound; some words physically mimic what they describe!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
መብላት
me-bla-at
ARالعربية
لفّ
lif
BNবাংলা
পরিচালনা
pori-cha-la-na
CACatalà
girar
jee-rahr
CSČeština
točit
toh-cheet
DADansk
vride
vree-deh
DEDeutsch
wirbelnd
veer-belnd
ELΕλληνικά
στρίψιμο
stri-p-moh
ESEspañol
girando
jee-rah-ndo
FAفارسی
چرخیدن
chahr-sheed-en
FISuomi
kiertyä
kier-tyä
FRFrançais
tournant
toor-nont
GUGU
વળવવું
val-va-vuhn
HAHA
gaba
gah-bah
HEעברית
להסתובב
le-his-to-vuv
HIहिन्दी
घुमाते हुए
ghumaate hue
HUMagyar
forgat
for-gat
IDBahasa Indonesia
berputar
ber-pu-tahr
IGIG
egbu
ehg-boo
ITItaliano
girando
jee-rah-ndo
JA日本語
くるくる回る
kurukuru mawaru
KKKK
айны
ay-ny
KMKM
វិល
vee-l
KO한국어
빙글빙글 돌아가다
bing-geul bing-geul dol-a-ga-da
MRMR
वळणे
val-neh
MSBahasa Melayu
berputar
ber-pu-tahr
MYမြန်မာ
ပြန်
pyan
NLNederlands
draaien
drai-en
NONorsk
vrire
vree-reh
PAPA
ਘੁમ
ghum
PLPolski
kręcić
khrush-chich
PTPortuguês
girando
jee-rah-ndo
RORomână
învârti
in-var-tee
RUРусский
кружиться
kroo-zhi-tsya
SVSvenska
vrid
vrid
SWKiswahili
zunguka
zoo-ngoo-ka
TAதமிழ்
விழுப்பு
vi-zhu-ppu
TEతెలుగు
తిరిగే
tiri-geh
THไทย
หมุน
moon
TLTL
ikot
ee-kot
TRTürkçe
dönerek
dohn-reh-k
UKУкраїнська
крутити
kroo-tee-tee
URاردو
گھومنا
goo-m-na
VITiếng Việt
quay
kwhy
YOYO
ṣé
sheh
ZH中文
旋转
xuán zhuǎn
ZUZU
qhamuka
qha-moo-ka

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