[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

twirl \twirl\ tw~erl, v. t. imp.  p. p. twirled
   tw~erld; p. pr.  vb. n. twirling. cf. as.
   thornwiril a churn staff, a stirrer, flail, thornweran,
   =athornweran, to agitate, twirl, g. zwirlen, quirlen,
   querlen to twirl, to turn round or about, quirl a twirling
   stick, ohg. dweran to twirl, stir. cf. trowel.
   to move or turn round rapidly; to whirl round; to move and
   turn rapidly with the fingers.
   1913 webster

         see ruddy maids,
         some taught with dexterous hand to twirl the wheel.
                                                  --dodsley.
   1913 webster

         no more beneath soft eve's consenting star
         fandango twirls his jocund castanet.     --byron.
   1913 webster
see also:
twirled twirling trowel 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

twirl \twirl\, v. i.
   to revolve with velocity; to be whirled round rapidly.
   1913 webster

[3] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

twirl \twirl\, n.
   1. the act of twirling; a rapid circular motion; a whirl or
      whirling; quick rotation.
      1913 webster

   2. a twist; a convolution. --woodward.
      1913 webster

[4] : WordNet (r) 2.0

twirl
     n 1: a sharp bend in a line produced when a line having a loop is
          pulled tight syn: kink, twist
     2: the act of rotating rapidly; "he gave the crank a spin"; "it
        broke off after much twisting" syn: spin, twist, twisting,
         whirl
     v 1: turn in a twisting or spinning motion; "the leaves swirled
          in the autumn wind" syn: swirl, twiddle, whirl
     2: cause to spin; "spin a coin" syn: whirl, birl, spin
see also:
kink twist spin twisting whirl swirl 
twiddle birl 

[5] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

77 moby thesaurus words for "twirl":
   charybdis, maelstrom, back stream, backflow, backwash, backwater,
   centrifugate, centrifuge, cirrus, coil, contort, convolution,
   corkscrew, countercurrent, counterflow, counterflux, crinkle, curl,
   curlicue, dizzy round, eddy, evolute, gulf, gurge, gyrate, gyre,
   helix, intort, involute, kink, maelstrom, meander, pirouette, purl,
   rat race, reel, refluence, reflux, regurgitation, revolution,
   revolve, ringlet, roll, rotate, round, scallop, screw, scroll,
   serpentine, slink, snake, spin, spinning, spiral, surge, swirl,
   tendril, turn, turning, twine, twirling, twist, twist and turn,
   volute, volution, vortex, wheel, whirl, whirligig, whirling,
   whirlpool, whirlwind, whorl, wind, winding, worm, wring

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