twirl[verb]Synonyms:- turn, pirouette, pivot, revolve, rotate, spin, twist, wheel, whirl, wind
[noun]Synonyms:- turn, pirouette, revolution, rotation, spin, twist, wheel, whirl
English Thesaurus: turn, go around, revolve/rotate, spin, whirl, ... [TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
turn to move around a central or fixed point:
The wheels of the train began to turn.go around (
also go round British English) to turn around a central point.
Go around is a little more informal than
turn and is very common in everyday English:
When the fan goes around, the warm air is pushed back downwards.revolve/rotate to turn around and around a central point.
Rotate and
revolve are more formal than
turn and sound more technical:
The Earth rotates on its axis once every twenty-four hours. The stage revolves at various points during the performance.spin to turn around many times very quickly:
The ice skater began to spin faster and faster.whirl /wɜːl $ wɜːrl/ to spin around extremely quickly, often in a powerful or uncontrolled way:
The blades of the helicopter whirled overhead.twirl (around) to spin around quickly, especially as part of a dance or performance:
The couples were twirling around on the dance floor.swirl (around) to move around quickly in a circular movement, especially when the movement goes outwards or upwards from the center:
Her white skirt swirled around her legs as she danced. The leaves began to swirl around.spiral to move in a continuous curve that gets nearer to or further from its central point as it goes around:
The smoke spiralled toward the ceiling. [TahlilGaran] English Thesaurus ▲