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Bounce with your hands in front of you as if you’re driving a car down a rocky street, or put your hand above your head and try for an elegant, ballerina-inspired twirl.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 22, 2026

And he has asked the crowd to be in their seats ahead of kick-off to twirl complimentary towels -- a common sight among fans in American sports.

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

I twirl one around my finger to put a loose wave in her hair.

From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton

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

I pulled off a couple blue willow twirls and gave them to Duuzuu.

From "Willodeen" by Katherine Applegate

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

The toads pranced and twirled and shimmied to the finish line where, with one final croak and sidestep, Bob passed the red ribbon, victorious.

From "Witchlings" by Claribel A. Ortega

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

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

As the beat from Azealia Banks’ “212” thumps in the background, she bounces around her tiny New York bedroom, twirling like a chemically enhanced cool girl.

From Salon ● Nov. 2, 2025

If Penelope had been in a jollier mood, the idea of Mrs. Clarke in a pair of ice skates, gracefully twirling and leaping across a frozen expanse, would have made her struggle not to laugh.

From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood