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Meaning of 'whirl' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Whirl [ v. i.]
- To be turned round rapidly; to move round with velocity; to revolve or rotate with great speed; to gyrate.
- To move hastily or swiftly.
2 . Whirl [ v. t.]
- To turn round rapidly; to cause to rotate with velocity; to make to revolve.
- To remove or carry quickly with, or as with, a revolving motion; to snatch; to harry.
- A turning with rapidity or velocity; rapid rotation or circumvolution; quick gyration; rapid or confusing motion; as, the whirl of a top; the whirl of a wheel.
- Anything that moves with a whirling motion.
- A revolving hook used in twisting, as the hooked spindle of a rope machine, to which the threads to be twisted are attached.
- A whorl. See Whorl.

Meaning of 'whirl' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . whirl [ n]
Meaning (1):
- confused movement
Example in sentence:
  • a commotion of people fought for the exits;
  • he was caught up in a whirl of work
Meaning (2):
- the act of rotating rapidly
Example in sentence:
  • he gave the crank a spin;
  • it broke off after much twisting
Meaning (3):
- a usually brief attempt
Example in sentence:
  • he took a crack at it;
  • I gave it a whirl
4 . whirl [ v]
Meaning (4):
- fly around
Example in sentence:
  • rising smoke whirled in the air;
  • The clothes tumbled in the dryer
Meaning (5):
- cause to spin
Example in sentence:
  • spin a coin
Meaning (6):
- revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis
Example in sentence:
  • The dervishes whirl around and around without getting dizzy
Meaning (7):
- turn in a twisting or spinning motion
Example in sentence:
  • The leaves swirled in the autumn wind

Nearby Words:

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