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   Whirl

   /(h)wərl/

   

   verb

   • 1. move or cause to move rapidly around and around: "leaves whirled in eddies of wind" Similar rotateturnturn aroundgo aroundrevolvecirclewheelorbitpivotswivelgyratespinrolltwirlpirouettebirl
   • ▪ move or cause to move rapidly: "Sybil stood waving as they whirled past" Similar hurryspeedracerunsprintdashboltdartrushhastenhurtlecareerstreakshootwhizzoomgo like lightninggo hell for leatherspank alongbowl alongrattle alongwhooshbuzzswoopflashblastchargestampedegallopsweephareflywingscurryscudscutterscrambleinformal:beltpelttearhotfoot itzapzipwhipscootgo like a bat out of hellbombbucketshiftgo like the clappersleg itwheechclipboogiehightailbarrelvulgar slang:drag/tear/haul assliterary:fleetarchaic:posthie
   • ▪ (of the head, mind, or senses) seem to spin around: "Kate made her way back to the office, her mind whirling" Similar spinreelgo aroundbe in a whirlswimbe/feel giddybe/feel dizzy

   noun

   • 1. a rapid movement around and around. Similar swirlflurryeddy
   • ▪ frantic activity of a specified kind: "the event was all part of the mad social whirl" Similar hurly-burlyhectic activitybustlerushflurryto-dofusspanicturmoilarchaic:hurry-scurrysuccessionseriessequenceprogressionstringchaincycleroundmerry-go-round
   • ▪ a specified kind of candy or cookie with a spiral shape: "a hazelnut whirl"

   Word Origin Middle English: the verb probably from Old Norse hvirfla ‘turn about’; the noun partly from Middle Low German, Middle Dutch wervel ‘spindle’, or from Old Norse hvirfill ‘circle’, from a Germanic base meaning ‘rotate’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. whirler noun

   Scrabble Points: 11

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   What does whirl mean?

   • Your vs. You're: How to Use Them Correctly The meaning of WHIRL is to move in a circle or similar curve especially with force or speed. How to use whirl in a sentence.

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   What is a whirl of activity?

   • If something or someone whirls around or if you whirl them around, they move around or turn around very quickly. Not receiving an answer, she whirled around. He was whirling Anne around the floor. You can refer to a lot of intense activity as a whirl of activity. In half an hour's whirl of activity she does it all. 3.

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   What does whirl mean in animal behavior?

   • Animal Behavior (of spiders, silkworms, etc.) to produce (a thread, cobweb, gossamer, silk, etc.) by extruding from the body a long, slender filament of a natural viscous matter that hardens in the air. whirl: to spin a coin on a table.

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   What is whirl based on?

   • Whirl is a Bible-based cartoon series about the lovable and sometimes overly-enthusiastic kids of First-Second Church who tackle different themes that are central to Christian values. Share it! The Postcard / Funtopia / World Skirting / "BURT" / Pizza Impasse / Party Supremacy / Tough Love / Crash Tractor / Canned Drive Funtopia / World Ski……

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   noun. the act of whirling; rapid rotation or gyration. Synonyms: revolution, spin. a whirling movement; quick turn or swing. a short drive, run, walk, or the like; spin. something that whirls; a whirling current or mass. a rapid round of events, affairs, etc.: a whirl of meetings, conferences, and business lunches.

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   Whirl can be a verb meaning to move or make something move quickly round and round, or a noun meaning a situation of many exciting or confusing things happening at the same time. Learn how to use whirl in sentences and see translations in different languages.

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   noun. the shape of something rotating rapidly. synonyms: convolution, swirl, vortex. see more. noun. the act of rotating rapidly. synonyms: spin, twirl, twist, twisting. see more. noun. confused movement. “he was caught up in a whirl of work” synonyms: commotion, whirlwind. see more. noun. a usually brief attempt. “I gave it a whirl ”

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