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/kwɝl/ · verb
(chiefly dialectal, Southern US, Midland US) To curl or twirl, or twist or coil (up)..
Ephraim clapped his hand to his side, and rolled his eyes agonizingly towards his mother, but she took no notice. She got some paper out of the cupboard, and Ephraim sat down and began quirling it into long spirals with a wretched sulky air.
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Quirl means (chiefly dialectal, Southern US, Midland US) To curl or twirl, or twist or coil (up)..
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Ephraim clapped his hand to his side, and rolled his eyes agonizingly towards his mother, but she took no notice. She got some paper out of the cupboard, and Ephraim sat down and began quirling it into long spirals with a wretched sulky air.
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