Roleset twirl.01 Verbnet Class: NONE "(cause to) move in a circle quickly":

Roles:

Arg0:cause of twirling


Arg1:thing twirling


Arg2:axis

Examples:

person: ns tense: ns aspect: ns voice: ns form: gerund


usually without axis (-)
Carroll diagnosed Mrs. Hull by [*-1] taking a drop of blood from her ear and putting it on his ``radionic'' machine and twirling some knobs (fee $50).
Arg0:	[*-1] -> Carroll
REL:	twirling
Arg1:	some knobs

person: third tense: past aspect: progressive voice: active form: participle


sometimes with axis (-)
She had picked up the quirt and was twirling it around her wrist and smiling at him.
Arg0:	She
REL:	twirling
Arg1:	it
Arg2-around:	around her wrist