twirl
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The post was accompanied by a short video of the 54-year-old singer showing how he would like fans to twirl the towels.
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
As she watched the dancers march, twirl and kick, she was struck by all the hard work that went into the production.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 27, 2025
Beowulf did the same, and Cassiopeia performed a ballerina twirl on tiptoes.
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
It just makes me happy, When I hear “Run and Tell That,” I just want to do twirls in my room.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
AI-generated product demonstrations, makeup applications and dress twirls are spreading on TikTok Shop, raising tensions among creators, brands and the platform itself.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 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
Each episode allows us to get to know more about them beyond a few quirks or twirls of the figurative mustache.
From Salon ● Dec. 26, 2024
Zola twirls one of her ribbons in her hands.
From "The Unfinished Angel" by Sharon Creech
Sure enough, as Wednesday’s game reached the fifth inning, a few dozen young men ran to the very back of Section 535, removed their shirts, twirled them over their heads, and chanted “Sell the team!”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 4, 2026
Has any noncinematic couple twirled three times when kissing in public?
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 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
She shrugged and twirled her blond hair around a finger.
From "Out of Darkness" by Ashley Hope Pérez
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
On stage, there is a camaraderie between the musicians, who interact playfully with their frontman, twirling him around the stage, or parting ways to let him noodle around on a vintage synthesiser.
From BBC ● Jun. 13, 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
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
Steam snuck out in twirling swirls from the closed white boxes.
From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas
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