Word

twirl, v.
(twirled, twirling, twirls)
freq. cnt. 3

turn in a twisting or spinning motion
<verb.motion> freq. cnt.: 12 freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1

swirl twiddle twirl whirl

sample sentences

"The leaves swirled in the autumn wind"

verb frames

Something ----s
Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s PP
The wooden sticks %s

verb frames

Something ----s
Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s PP

verb frames

Something ----s
Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s PP
The wooden sticks %s

verb frames

Something ----s
Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s PP

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

whirling whirl

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

swirl

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

twirl twirler

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

twiddle

semantic pointers

hypernym

rotate, revolve, go around

cause to spin
<verb.motion> freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1

birl spin twirl whirl

sample sentences

"spin a coin"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
The girls %s the wooden sticks

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
The girls %s the wooden sticks

verb frames

Somebody ----s something

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
They %s the coin

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

whirl whirl

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

twirl twirler

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

spin spinner

semantic pointers

hypernym

rotate, circumvolve