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- DictionaryWhirl/(h)wərl/
verb
- 1. move or cause to move rapidly around and around: "leaves whirled in eddies of wind"
noun
- 1. a rapid movement around and around.
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a situation in which a lot of exciting or confusing things happen at the same time: a whirl of activity. whirl noun [no plural] (TURN) a sudden turning movement. give sth a whirl informal. to try to do something, often for the first time: I've never danced salsa before but I'll give it a whirl.
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(Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /wɜːl/(without the wine–whine merger, non-rhotic) IPA(key): /ʍɜːl/(General American) enPR: (h)wûrl, IPA(key): /(h)wɝl/(Scotland, Ireland) IPA(key): /ˈʍɪɾ(ə̯)l/From Middle English whirlen, contracted from earlier *whirvelen, *whervelen, possibly from Old English *hwyrflian, *hweorflian (attested in hwirflung, hwerflung (“change, vicissitude”)), frequentative form of Old English hweorfan (“to turn”), itself from Proto-West Germanic *hwerban, from Proto-Germanic *hwerbaną (“to turn”); or perhaps from Old No...
From Middle English whirl, wherwille, whorwhil, wervel, from Old English hwirfel, hwyrfel (“whirlpool”), from Proto-West Germanic *hwirbil, from Proto-Germanic *hwirbilaz, *hwarbilaz (“swirl, whirl, whirlpool”), equivalent to wharve + -el; and also Old Norse hvirfill (“ring, circle, crown”), whence Danish hvirvel (“cowlick”), Dutch werveling (“whi...
Britannica Dictionary definition of WHIRL. 1. [no object] : to move or go in a circle or curve especially with force or speed. The cars were whirling around the track. 2. a : to turn rapidly in circles : spin. [no object] Clothes were whirling in the washing machine. whirling [= swirling] winds.
Definitions of 'whirl'. 1. If something or someone whirls around or if you whirl them around, they move around or turn around very quickly. [...] 2. You can refer to a lot of intense activity as a whirl of activity. [...] 3. See in a whirl [...]
Define whirl. whirl synonyms, whirl pronunciation, whirl translation, English dictionary definition of whirl. rotate or spin rapidly: The blades of the windmill whirl in the breeze. Not to be confused with: whorl – one of the ridges of a fingerprint; a coil or curl:...
The meaning of whirl. Definition of whirl. English dictionary and integrated thesaurus for learners, writers, teachers, and students with advanced, intermediate, and beginner levels.
