slew vs twirl

slew

verb
  • To rotate or turn something about its axis. 

  • To insert extra ticks or skip some ticks of a clock to slowly correct its time. 

  • To pivot. 

  • simple past tense of slay 

  • To veer a vehicle. 

  • To move something (usually a railway line) sideways. 

  • To skid. 

  • To make a public mockery of someone through insult or wit. 

noun
  • A large amount. 

  • A change of position. 

  • A device used for slewing. 

  • The act, or process of slewing. 

  • A wet place; a river inlet. 

twirl

verb
  • To rotate rapidly. 

  • To twist round. 

  • To pitch. 

  • To perform a twirl. 

noun
  • A little twist of some substance; a swirl. 

  • A movement where a person spins round elegantly; a pirouette. 

  • Any rotating movement; a spin. 

  • A prison guard. 

How often have the words slew and twirl occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )