twirl
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"Fans are encouraged to be in their seats 20 minutes before kick-off, and to twirl the towels as Snoop walks on the pitch."
From Barron's ● Feb. 24, 2026
He has requested a sold-out crowd to be in their seats ahead of kick-off to twirl the complimentary towels – a staple action for supporters in American sport.
From BBC ● Feb. 24, 2026
I half expected a Snidely Whiplash twirl of the mustache or a Bertram Oleander sidewise glance and sneer.
From Salon ● Jan. 16, 2026
An eight-piece band plays brass, electric guitar, bongos and timbales, filling the room with music as dancers twirl in a dizzying array.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2025
I step into it, lift it up to my waist, and give it a twirl.
From "Zara’s Rules for Record-Breaking Fun" by Hena Khan
Fish swim around seagrass, penguins gather above, an ice dancer twirls around them.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 10, 2026
As this dark comedy’s opening credits roll, they’re blissfully practicing their first dance, laughing and stumbling as they try to get their twirls and steps right.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 3, 2026
Critics once dismissed Rajinikanth as a mere "Style King," known for his cigarette flicks, sunglass twirls, and punchy dialogues laced with wry humour.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2025
This season allows us to get to know more of them beyond a few quirks or twirls of the figurative mustache, although there’s a share of that.
From Salon ● Dec. 26, 2024
While I think on those words, Director Horus twirls his staff and the stars scatter, returning the night sky to normal.
From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston
She is friends with Greek pop star Konstantinos Argiros, who at a recent concert spotted her in the crowd chatting with Marafatsos and twirled her around to one of his hit songs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
“This is so freakin’ fun!” he cried out, while a nearby woman twirled in her long, floral summer dress.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026
Rashid had Seifert stumped before Brook twirled through his tweakers - Ahmed having Rachin Ravindra caught mid-wicket in the 12th over.
From BBC ● Feb. 27, 2026
Dancing to drums in downtown Yangon, the crowd of nationalist activists and saffron-robed monks twirled miniature national flags and toted banners denying accusations of ethnic cleansing being levelled at The Hague.
From Barron's ● Jan. 27, 2026
Wren was part Ute—a tribe that had flourished in what is today Colorado and Utah—and he had a twirled mustache and black eyes.
From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann
Meanwhile, those at the back of the “Clubhouse” tier danced freely in yards of open space, twirling, to the dismay of the onlooking VIP crowd.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026
I was hired by our park district to teach baton twirling to young children in the city parks during the summer months.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 7, 2026
Snoop Dogg has asked fans to serenade him by twirling towels on his first visit to the club.
From BBC ● Feb. 24, 2026
Swansea co-owner Snoop Dogg wants fans to serenade him by twirling towels when he visits the Welsh football club for the first time.
From Barron's ● Feb. 24, 2026
“It’s how you feel about who you are that counts. Hummph,” she said, twirling around on her toes like a ballerina with bad feet.
From "The Skin I'm In" by Sharon G. Flake
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