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[ hwurl, wurl ] SHOW IPA
/ ʰwɜrl, wɜrl / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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verb (used without object) to turn around, spin, or rotate rapidly: The merry-go-round whirled noisily.
to turn about or aside quickly: He whirled and faced his pursuers.
to move, travel, or be carried rapidly along: She whirled along the freeway in her new car.
to feel as though spinning rapidly; reel as from dizziness: My head began to whirl.
SEE MORE SEE LESS verb (used with object) to cause to turn around, spin, or rotate rapidly.
to send, drive, or carry in a circular or curving course.
to drive, send, or carry along with great or dizzying rapidity.
Obsolete . to hurl.
SEE MORE SEE LESS noun the act of whirling; rapid rotation or gyration.
a whirling movement; quick turn or swing.
a short drive, run, walk, or the like; spin.
something that whirls; a whirling current or mass.
a rapid round of events, affairs, etc.: a whirl of meetings, conferences, and business lunches.
a state marked by dizziness or a dizzying succession of feelings, thoughts, etc.
an attempt or trial, especially one undertaken tentatively or experimentally: Even if you don't agree with my plan, won't you give it a whirl?
Machinery . whip (def. 26).
SEE MORE SEE LESS Origin of whirl 1250–1300; Middle English
whirlen <Old Norse
hvirfla to whirl, akin to Old English
hwyrflung turning, revolving,
hwyrfel circuit; see whorl
SYNONYMS FOR whirl 1 gyrate, pirouette.
1, 5 revolve, twirl, wheel.
9 spin, revolution.
15 try, go, fling, whack.
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OTHER WORDS FROM whirl whirler, noun whirl·ing·ly, adverb outwhirl, verb (used with object) un·whirled, adjective Words nearby whirl whip-tailed ray, whiptail wallaby, whip up, whipworm, whir, whirl , whirlabout, whirligig, whirligig beetle, whirling dervish, whirlpool
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He bowed to their sweet nearness; he kissed them again and again, while the shade of the cedars seemed to whirl about him.
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A whirl of dust met them, and they drew quickly back, his sleeve brushing against her shoulders.
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British Dictionary definitions for whirl verb to spin, turn, or revolve or cause to spin, turn, or revolve
(intr) to turn around or away rapidly
(intr) to have a spinning sensation, as from dizziness, etc
to move or drive or be moved or driven at high speed
SEE MORE SEE LESS noun the act or an instance of whirling; swift rotation or a rapid whirling movement
a condition of confusion or giddiness her accident left me in a whirl
a swift round, as of events, meetings, etc
a tumult; stir
informal a brief trip, dance, etc
give something a whirl informal to attempt or give a trial to something
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Derived forms of whirl whirler , noun whirling , adjective whirlingly , adverb Word Origin for whirl C13: from Old Norse hvirfla to turn about; related to Old High German wirbil whirlwind
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Idioms and Phrases with whirl see give something a whirl.
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Words related to whirl swirl, flurry, ferment, tumult, clatter, whirlwind, rotate, gyrate, twirl, pivot, revolve, whir, pirouette, wheel, gyre, circulation, circumvolution, surge, twist, turn