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Twirl vs Atwirl - What's the difference?

twirl | atwirl |

As a noun twirl

is a movement where one spins round elegantly; a pirouette.

As a verb twirl

is to perform a twirl.

As an adverb atwirl is

twirling.

twirl

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A movement where one spins round elegantly; a pirouette.

    • Verb

    (en verb)
  • To perform a twirl.
  • To rotate rapidly.
  • * Dodsley
    • See ruddy maids, / Some taught with dexterous hand to twirl the wheel.
  • * Byron
    • No more beneath soft eve's consenting star / Fandango twirls his jocund castanet.

    References

    atwirl

    English

    Adverb

    (-)
  • twirling
    • She set his heart atwirl .