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
A couple of them swing whips of fire while others twirl staffs of glittering light.
From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston
Fish swim around seagrass, penguins gather above, an ice dancer twirls around them.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 10, 2026
He twirls his glasses in his hand as he speaks.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 8, 2026
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
He chops the image up, twirls it around, makes it sing.
From New York Times ● Mar. 15, 2024
Mark twirls the ski cap around in his hand for a moment, then throws it in the air and catches it.
From "Lucky Broken Girl" by Ruth Behar
And McDonald twirled as Chiles landed on the mat to close her routine, earning a 9.950.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 15, 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
Yoshinobu Yamamoto successfully lobbied the Dodgers to head down to the bullpen and begin warming up—even though he had twirled a complete game two days earlier.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2025
She carried a frilly parasol against the sun, and twirled it to and fro in irritation.
From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood
The malignant Nurse conjures up a pack of monkeys, an octet of twirling black dresses, and a silver-painted dancer to seduce the Dyer’s Wife.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026
Visitors twirling clockwise for luck have left a small crater on the bull's "lucky spot".
From BBC ● May 29, 2026
At the forefront is Unitree, which went viral in January after its humanoid robots performed a Chinese folk dance live, marching rhythmically while tossing and twirling handkerchiefs.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 20, 2025
Diners were ushered into a grand, circular room, served by waiters dressed in "hanfu", and treated to an eight-act performance involving twirling dancers and emotive dialogue from actors.
From Barron's ● Nov. 14, 2025
Lark stops her twirling to listen to this.
From "A Bird Will Soar" by Alison Green Myers
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