Thesaurus / twirl
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A protein is made up of a ribbon of amino acids, which folds up into a knot of complex twists and twirls.
AI FOR PROTEIN FOLDINGWILL DOUGLAS HEAVENFEBRUARY 23, 2022MIT TECHNOLOGY REVIEWA protein is made up of a ribbon of amino acids, which chemical forces fold up into a knot of complex twists and twirls.
THIS IS THE REASON DEMIS HASSABIS STARTED DEEPMINDWILL DOUGLAS HEAVENFEBRUARY 23, 2022MIT TECHNOLOGY REVIEWFigure skaters whip themselves into fancy twirls on the balance of a blade.
LET’S LEARN ABOUT THE SCIENCE OF THE WINTER OLYMPICSMARIA TEMMINGFEBRUARY 1, 2022SCIENCE NEWS FOR STUDENTSA spontaneous twirl, arms outstretched, and two leaps into the air.
ZAILA AVANT-GARDE KNOWS THE TROUBLING HISTORY BEHIND HER HISTORIC SPELLING BEE WINJANELL ROSSJULY 16, 2021TIMEIn fact, he and first lady Pat Nixon started the first couples’ tradition of addressing inaugural ball guests and taking a twirl for the cameras.
NOT ALL PRESIDENTS’ DANCE SKILLS ARE CREATED EQUALBONNIE BERKOWITZ, JOANNE LEEJANUARY 21, 2021WASHINGTON POSTAlways twirl one of those revolving book-cases when you visit a scholar's library.
A MORTAL ANTIPATHYOLIVER WENDELL HOLMES, SR.To this Don Roderigo made no answer, and Asneiros, giving a fierce twirl to his moustachios, left the room.
PONCE DE LEONWILLIAM PILLINGThey twirl around on a wire wheel and one of 'em stands up on his hind legs.
BUNNY BROWN AND HIS SISTER SUE GIVING A SHOWLAURA LEE HOPEA feeble ray of winter sunshine crept through the small lattice window and made the dust twirl in a straight shaft of haze.
A GERMAN POMPADOURMARIE HAYYet Mr Anthony never seems to do anything but look through his eyeglass, and twirl his mustachios, and talk.
OUT IN THE FORTY-FIVEEMILY SARAH HOLTWORDS RELATED TO TWIRL
- arc
- bend
- circle
- circulate
- circumduct
- come around
- corner
- cut
- eddy
- go around
- go round
- ground
- gyrate
- gyre
- hang a left
- hang a right
- incline
- loop
- make a left
- make a right
- move in a circle
- negotiate
- orbit
- oscillate
- pass
- pass around
- pirouette
- pivot
- roll
- rotate
- round
- spin
- sway
- swing
- swivel
- take a bend
- twirl
- twist
- vibrate
- weave
- wheel
- whirl
- wind
- yaw
- bending
- billow
- breaker
- coil
- comber
- convolution
- corkscrew
- crest
- crush
- curl
- curlicue
- drift
- flood
- foam
- ground swell
- gush
- heave
- influx
- loop
- movement
- outbreak
- rash
- ridge
- ripple
- rippling
- rocking
- roll
- roller
- rush
- scroll
- sign
- signal
- stream
- surge
- sweep
- swell
- tendency
- tide
- tube
- twirl
- twist
- undulation
- unevenness
- uprising
- upsurge
- whitecap
- winding
- beckon
- billow
- brandish
- coil
- curl
- direct
- falter
- flap
- flourish
- flow
- fluctuate
- flutter
- fly
- gesticulate
- indicate
- motion
- move to and fro
- oscillate
- palpitate
- pulsate
- pulse
- quaver
- quiver
- reel
- ripple
- seesaw
- shake
- sign
- signal
- stir
- stream
- surge
- sway
- swell
- swing
- swirl
- swish
- switch
- tremble
- twirl
- twist
- undulate
- vacillate
- vibrate
- wag
- waggle
- waver
- whirl
- wield
- wigwag
- wobble
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