twirlingly
- adverb
- /ˈtwɜːrlɪŋli/
:
girando
- The couple moved twirlingly across the ballroom floor, delighting the audience.
Examples
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The leaves fell twirlingly from the trees on a breezy autumn day.
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She danced twirlingly around the stage.
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She answered his question twirlingly, spinning around with a laugh.
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The leaves fell twirlingly to the ground.
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She danced twirlingly across the stage, captivating the audience with her graceful moves.
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The leaves fell twirlingly from the trees, spiraling gently to the ground in the autumn breeze.
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He spun twirlingly on the ice, performing a series of impressive figure skating moves.
Synonyms
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4.8
Moving or placed in a circle
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8.8
In a way that comes from twisting something
Spinning or moving quickly in a circle
By turning around a center
In a twisting way that makes soft curves
Surface Forms
Morphology
twirlingly = twirling (transparent) = twirl + ing + ly
Formation by adding the adverbial suffix '-ly' to the participial adjective 'twirling' is a regular and easily interpretable process for learners.
Etymology
Twirlingly comes from the simple word twirl, which means 'to spin', plus the parts -ing and -ly that make it mean 'in a spinning way'. Think of a dancer or a falling leaf that turns round and round — they move 'twirlingly'.