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moustache twirling

moustache twirling is the alternative form of moustache-twirling.

Meaning of moustache-twirling

Noun

moustache-twirling (plural moustache-twirlings)

  1. (colloquial, figuratively) Behavior associated with villainy.
    • Now, Walter Huston is not of the eyebrow-waving school of cinema actors. He does not go in for moustache-twirling nor nostril-quivering. His is a strong, forceful character. He is not a magazine-cover lad.1937 February, American Society of Cinematographers, Inc., American Cinematographer (Feb 1937)
  2. (literal) An instance of twirling one's moustache.

Forms of moustache twirling

pluralmoustache twirlings

Questions about moustache twirling

What is moustache twirling the alternative form of?
Moustache twirling is the alternative form of moustache-twirling.

Words near moustache twirling in the dictionary

  1. moustache cups
  2. Moustache Pete
  3. Moustache Petes
  4. moustache ride
  5. moustache rides
  6. moustache twirling
  7. moustache-twirling
  8. moustached
  9. moustached kingfisher
  10. moustached kingfishers
  11. moustached warbler

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