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twirl one's moustache

twirl one's moustache verb: to twist the ends of one's moustache hairs around the fingers, especially by way of fidgeting.

Verb

twirl one's moustache (third-person singular simple present twirls one's moustache, present participle twirling one's moustache, simple past and past participle twirled one's moustache)

  1. To twist the ends of one's moustache hairs around the fingers, especially by way of fidgeting.
  2. To express stereotypical villainy in an obvious or comically exaggerated fashion.
    • Picard: Mr. Worf, villains who twirl their moustaches are easy to spot. Those who clothe themselves in good deeds are well-camouflaged.1991, Jeri Taylor, “The Drumhead”, in Star Trek: The Next Generation, season 4, episode 21, Patrick Stewart (actor)

Forms of twirl one's moustache

third-person singular presenttwirls one's moustache
present participletwirling one's moustache
past participletwirled one's moustache
pasttwirled one's moustache

Questions about twirl one's moustache

What does twirl one's moustache mean?
Twirl one's moustache means to twist the ends of one's moustache hairs around the fingers, especially by way of fidgeting.
What part of speech is twirl one's moustache?
Twirl one's moustache is a verb.
What is the past tense of twirl one's moustache?
The past tense of twirl one's moustache is twirled one's moustache.

Words near twirl one's moustache in the dictionary

  1. twires
  2. twiring
  3. twirk
  4. twirks
  5. twirl
  6. twirl one's moustache
  7. twirl one's thumbs
  8. twirlability
  9. twirlable
  10. twirled
  11. twirled one's moustache

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