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单词 whirl
释义 Verb: whirl  wurl
  1. Turn in a twisting or spinning motion
    - twirl, swirl, twiddle 
  2. Cause to spin
    - birl [UK], spin, twirl 
  3. Flow in a circular current, of liquids
    - eddy, purl, whirlpool, swirl 
  4. Revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis
    "The dervishes whirl around and around without getting dizzy"
    - spin, spin around, reel, gyrate 
  5. Fly around
    "rising smoke whirled in the air"
    - tumble, whirl around
Noun: whirl  wurl
  1. Confused movement
    "he was caught up in a whirl of work"
    - commotion 
  2. The shape of something rotating rapidly
    - swirl, vortex, convolution 
  3. A usually brief attempt
    "I gave it a whirl"
    - crack, fling, go, pass, offer 
  4. The act of rotating rapidly
    - spin, twirl, twist, twisting

Sounds like: whorl

Derived forms: whirls, whirling, whirled

See also: whirler, whirling

Type of: attempt, circumvolve, course, effort, endeavor [US], endeavour [Brit, Cdn], feed, flow, go around, motion, move, movement, revolve, rotary motion, rotate, rotation, round shape, run, try

Encyclopedia: Whirl

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