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UK
/wˈɜːl/
]
[ US /ˈhwɝɫ, ˈwɝɫ/ ]
[ US /ˈhwɝɫ, ˈwɝɫ/ ]
NOUN
- the shape of something rotating rapidly
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the act of rotating rapidly
he gave the crank a spin
it broke off after much twisting -
confused movement
a commotion of people fought for the exits
he was caught up in a whirl of work -
a usually brief attempt
I gave it a whirl
he took a crack at it
VERB
- flow in a circular current, of liquids
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revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis
The dervishes whirl around and around without getting dizzy -
cause to spin
spin a coin -
fly around
rising smoke whirled in the air
The clothes tumbled in the dryer -
turn in a twisting or spinning motion
The leaves swirled in the autumn wind
How To Use whirl In A Sentence
- Running parallel to this tempestuous relationship is the whirlwind romance between weathergirl Hero, played by Billie Piper, and sports presenter Claude.
- Here, we take a whirlwind global tour of foods that can help keep us healthy. The Sun
- The filly's head whirled around and she nickered softly before fumbling toward me, nudging my palm as I held my hand out.
- Lycoth cleared a path by whirling his two battleaxes.
- By June of this year the whirligig of politics had kicked the Conservatives out and put the Liberal Democrats in.
- To illustrate, No. 2 of Table 2 may be characterized as a "right whirler," for he turned to the right almost uniformly. The Dancing Mouse A Study in Animal Behavior
- A whirling flash of sapphire suddenly rotated --- in a delirious foxtrot --- with Doc's own dizzy nimbus of gilded amber. BEHINDLINGS
- They can cause dust devils and whirlwinds, though these are nothing when compared to the immense dust storms that can occur.
- To hear the politicians tell it, life in the ghetto was a whirl of passion, welfare checks, and liquor.
- The water gurgled and purled, loudly at first, then softly, as a powerful foot-wide whirlpool took shape.