Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun One who or that which twirls.
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- noun Something that
twirls . - noun Someone who twirls something.
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- noun (baseball) the person who does the pitching
- noun someone who twirls a baton
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Examples
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The special development in India of the fire-priest that brings down fire from heaven, when compared with the personification of the 'twirler' (Promantheus) in Greece, shows that no detailed myth was current in primitive times. [
The Religions of India Handbooks on the History of Religions, Volume 1, Edited by Morris Jastrow Edward Washburn Hopkins 1894
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She was following in the footsteps of Francesco Vezzoli, who invited Lady Gaga to perform two years ago, and Doug Aitken, who last year incorporated a few songs by Beck as well as a lasso twirler to explore "the idea of the west."
Anatomy of an L.A. Museum's Fall Affair Marshall Heyman 2011
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“He's upstairs at the front desk.” says the key twirler.
Dakota Roger Weaver 2011
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A woman who revealed that as a teenager she had been a baton twirler for an NFL team located near her home town, for example, was concerned lest her older male colleagues learn about her past and use that knowledge to discount her publication record when she was considered for tenure.
Bella DePaulo: Singles Bonding Over Food and Friendship: Cooking Club, Year 39 Bella DePaulo 2011
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On her former life as a partier: We had craaaazy parties, we had DJ's, bands, an ice luge, a fire twirler.
PHOTOS: Leighton STRIPS, Talks Wonderful Sex Katy Hall 2010
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On her former life as a partier: We had craaaazy parties, we had DJ's, bands, an ice luge, a fire twirler.
Leighton Meester In Allure: In Bra & Underwear, Talking Wonderful Sex The Huffington Post News Team 2010
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To see the crazy twirler who had put Obama on the bum;
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On her former life as a partier: We had craaaazy parties, we had DJ's, bands, an ice luge, a fire twirler.
Leighton Meester In Allure: In Bra & Underwear, Talking Wonderful Sex The Huffington Post News Team 2010
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To see the crazy twirler who had put Obama on the bum;
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On her former life as a partier: We had craaaazy parties, we had DJ's, bands, an ice luge, a fire twirler.
PHOTOS: Leighton STRIPS, Talks Wonderful Sex Katy Hall 2010
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