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Meaning of Twirl | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
ˈtwɜːl

Definitions

  1. A movement where a person spins round elegantly; a pirouette.
  2. Any rotating movement; a spin.
  3. A little twist of some substance; a swirl.
  4. A prison guard.

Equivalents

Examples

“The conductor gave his baton a twirl, and the orchestra began to play.”
“Place the cream in a piping bag with a fairly large star pipe attached, fill each tartlet with a twirl of cream and top with a strawberry.”
“Which was in the main childishness and pettiness, the reason for this was that most of the twirls and the governors had […]”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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