Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to twirl
Participle: twirled
Gerund: twirling
Indicative
Present
| I | twirl |
| you | twirl |
| he;she;it | twirls |
| we | twirl |
| you | twirl |
| they | twirl |
Perfect
| I | have twirled |
| you | have twirled |
| he;she;it | has twirled |
| we | have twirled |
| you | have twirled |
| they | have twirled |
Past
| I | twirled |
| you | twirled |
| he;she;it | twirled |
| we | twirled |
| you | twirled |
| they | twirled |
Pluperfect
| I | had twirled |
| you | had twirled |
| he;she;it | had twirled |
| we | had twirled |
| you | had twirled |
| they | had twirled |
Future
| I | will twirl |
| you | will twirl |
| he;she;it | will twirl |
| we | will twirl |
| you | will twirl |
| they | will twirl |
Future Perfect
| I | will have twirled |
| you | will have twirled |
| he;she;it | will have twirled |
| we | will have twirled |
| you | will have twirled |
| they | will have twirled |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | twirl |
| you | twirl |
| he;she;it | twirl |
| we | twirl |
| you | twirl |
| they | twirl |
Perfect
| I | have twirled |
| you | have twirled |
| he;she;it | have twirled |
| we | have twirled |
| you | have twirled |
| they | have twirled |
Imperfect
| I | twirled |
| you | twirled |
| he;she;it | twirled |
| we | twirled |
| you | twirled |
| they | twirled |
Pluperfect
| I | had twirled |
| you | had twirled |
| he;she;it | had twirled |
| we | had twirled |
| you | had twirled |
| they | had twirled |
Conditional
Present
| I | would twirl |
| you | would twirl |
| he;she;it | would twirl |
| we | would twirl |
| you | would twirl |
| they | would twirl |
Perfect
| I | would have twirled |
| you | would have twirled |
| he;she;it | would have twirled |
| we | would have twirled |
| you | would have twirled |
| they | would have twirled |
Imperative
| you | twirl |
| we | Let's twirl |
| you | twirl |
Verbs conjugated like 'twirl'
abandon,
abduct,
abear,
aberr,
abject,
abord,
abort,
abound,
abraid,
abray,
abrook,
abscind,
abscond,
absist,
absorb,
abstain,
abstract,
accend,
accent,
accept, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'twirl'
swirl,
thirl,
tirl,
twill,
twire,
birl,
chirl,
dirl,
girl,
pirl,
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
Of Scandinavian origin, akin to Norwegian Nynorsk tvirla, Old High German dweran (German zwirlen, quirlen), Dutch dwarrelen and Icelandic þyrill; all from Proto-Germanic *þwirilaz (“stirring-stick, whisk”), *þweraną (“to stir”). Or, an alteration of tirl (“to twist”), with influence from whirl. See: Norwegian, nynorsk '
tvirla', Old High German 'dweran', German, old spelling '
zwirlen', Dutch '
dwarrelen'.
Verbs referencing "twirl"
German, Pennsylvania
zwarwle.
Sample Sentences
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[...] One barrel-organ and a dancing-monkey—sportive by nature, but fast fading into a dull, lumpish monkey, of the Utilitarian school. Beyond that, nothing lively; no, not so much as a white mouse in a twirling cage.
(American Notes for General Circulation)
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A black friend of the black driver is sitting on a fence. The black driver recognises him by twirling his head round and round like a harlequin, rolling his eyes, shrugging his shoulders, and grinning from ear to ear. He stops short, turns to me, and says:
(American Notes for General Circulation)