Difference between Twirl and Birl

What is the difference between Twirl and Birl?

Twirl as a noun is a movement where one spins round elegantly; a pirouette. while Birl as a noun is in bagpiping, a type of grace note movement that quickly switches between low-a and low-g several times, producing a low rippling sound. [http://www.mcnabbs.org/andrew/comments/pipemusic/]

Twirl

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A movement where one spins round elegantly; a pirouette.

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To perform a twirl. To rotate.

Birl

Part of speech: noun

Definition: In bagpiping, a type of grace note movement that quickly switches between low-A and low-G several times, producing a low rippling sound. [http://www.mcnabbs.org/andrew/comments/pipemusic/]

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To cause a floating log to rotate by treading on it. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birling_(sport)]To spin.

We hope you now know whether to use Twirl or Birl in your sentence.

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