tournoyer — meaning in English

English meaning

• spin verb To turn around quickly on an axis.
• twirl verb To spin or rotate quickly and gracefully.

Senses

tournoyer is used for these senses in English:

• spin (ergative) To rotate, revolve, gyrate (usually quickly); to partially or completely rotate to face another direction.
• twirl (transitive) To rotate rapidly.

spin — full definition

1. verb To turn around quickly on an axis.
2. verb To present information in a biased way to make it look more favorable.
3. noun A biased or favorable slant put on a piece of news or information.
4. noun A short trip taken in a vehicle for pleasure.

twirl — full definition

1. verb To spin or rotate quickly and gracefully.
2. noun A rapid spinning or rotating movement.

Related French words