Definition of "twirled" []

• Simple past tense and past participle of twirl. (verb)

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• "The sword twirled once -- a flash -- then it descended, severing the lance in front of the owner's grip."
• "The coin twirled up toward the sky, hurtled down, and landed with a smack on the referee’s palm."
• "Beginning with this line, Shelley continued his writing on the opposite side of the address panel; from here on, the repair to the worn fold is along the right-hand edge of the text, where the damage does affect the final letters of some words. line 32. twisted: though 1989 reads this word as "twirled" (and emends twisted in the final text to "twirled" as a possible typo), the crucial letters seem to us to be st. line 36. humans: Shelley canceled the terminal "s" in his draft. line 41. bond Street beau (sic). line 42."