twirl

(noun, verb)

noun

1. a sharp bend in a line produced when a line having a loop is pulled tight

Similar word(s): kink, twist

Definition categories: shape, bend, crease, crimp, flexure, fold, plication

2. the act of rotating rapidly

Similar word(s): spin, twist, twisting, whirl

Definition categories: act, rotation

verb

1. turn in a twisting or spinning motion

Similar word(s): swirl, twiddle, whirl

Definition categories: motion, revolve, rotate

2. cause to spin

Similar word(s): spin, whirl

Definition categories: motion, circumvolve, rotate