American English pronunciation
How to pronounce whirl
IPA transcription: ['wɚl]
Pronunciation variants: ['wɚl][h'wɚl]
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Noun
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the shape of something rotating rapidly
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confused movement
“he was caught up in a whirl of work”
“a commotion of people fought for the exits”
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the act of rotating rapidly
“he gave the crank a spin”
“it broke off after much twisting”
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a usually brief attempt
“he took a crack at it”
“I gave it a whirl”
Verb
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revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis
“The dervishes whirl around and around without getting dizzy”
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turn in a twisting or spinning motion
“The leaves swirled in the autumn wind”
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flow in a circular current, of liquids
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cause to spin
“spin a coin”
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fly around
“The clothes tumbled in the dryer”
“rising smoke whirled in the air”
Usage examples
- "Do the Whirlwind" has an animated music video in a bizarre video game format.
- In front of her eyes the darkness whirled, flecked with fire.
- Name of the band means "whirlwind".
- In its pioneer version, the hora was done at a whirling, breakneck pace.
- She would then stand in the centre of the whirlwind.
- The fan whirled its round blades softly.
- The fan whirled its round blades softly.
- The fan whirled its round blades softly.
- The fan whirled its round blades softly.
- Dragons, whirlwinds, thunder, ocean waves and even actual elephants were on stage.