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twirled

twirled is the simple past and past participle of twirl.

Meaning of twirl

Verb

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

  1. (intransitive) To perform a twirl.
  2. (transitive) To rotate rapidly.
    • See ruddy maids, / Some taught with dexterous hand to twirl the wheel.1753, Robert Dodsley, Agriculture
  3. (transitive) To twist round.
    • He inflated his chest, twirled his moustache, and thumped the table with a revulsion to thunderous indignation.1930, Norman Lindsay, Redheap, Sydney, N.S.W.: Ure Smith, →OCLC, page 85
    Synonyms:
    twizzle
  4. To pitch.
    • When the batteries were announced, however, and Herb Pennock of the Boston Red Sox, probably the best pitcher in all baseballdom, was named to twirl for the invading team, we felt we had been tricked.1949, Mark Raymond Murnane, Ground Swells: Of Sailors, Ships, and Shellac, page 302

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Questions about twirled

What is twirled the simple past and past participle of?
Twirled is the simple past and past participle of twirl.

Words near twirled in the dictionary

  1. twirl
  2. twirl one's moustache
  3. twirl one's thumbs
  4. twirlability
  5. twirlable
  6. twirled
  7. twirled one's moustache
  8. twirled one's thumbs
  9. twirler
  10. twirler moth
  11. twirler moths

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