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whirl (verb)

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  • whirl — ► VERB 1) move rapidly round and round. 2) (of the head or mind) seem to spin round. ► NOUN 1) a rapid movement round and round. 2) frantic activity: the mad social whirl. 3) a sweet or biscuit with a spiral shape. ● …   English terms dictionary

  • whirl — verb move or cause to move rapidly round and round. ↘move rapidly. ↘(of the head or mind) seem to spin round. noun 1》 a rapid movement round and round. 2》 frantic activity: the mad social whirl. 3》 a sweet or biscuit with a spiral shape: a… …   English new terms dictionary

  • whirl around — verb fly around The clothes tumbled in the dryer rising smoke whirled in the air • Syn: ↑whirl, ↑tumble • Derivationally related forms: ↑whirl (for: ↑whirl) …   Useful english dictionary

  • Whirl — Whirl, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Whirled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Whirling}.] [OE. whirlen, probably from the Scand.; cf. Icel. & Sw. hvirfla, Dan. hvirvle; akin to D. wervelen, G. wirbeln, freq. of the verb seen in Icel. hverfa to turn. [root]16. See… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • whirl — I. verb Etymology: Middle English, probably of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse hvirfla to whirl; akin to Old High German wirbil whirlwind, Old English hweorfan to turn more at wharf Date: 14th century intransitive verb 1. to move in a… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • whirl — I UK [wɜː(r)l] / US [wɜrl] / US [hwɜrl] verb Word forms whirl : present tense I/you/we/they whirl he/she/it whirls present participle whirling past tense whirled past participle whirled * 1) [intransitive/transitive] to spin quickly in circles… …   English dictionary

  • whirl — /wɜl / (say werl) verb (i) 1. to turn round, spin, or rotate rapidly. 2. to turn about or aside quickly. 3. to move, travel, or be carried rapidly along on wheels or otherwise. 4. to have the sensation of turning round rapidly. –verb (t) 5. to… …  

  • whirl — whirl1 [ wɜrl, hwɜrl ] verb * 1. ) intransitive or transitive to spin quickly in circles: Whirling gracefully, they crossed the dance floor. He whirled the sword around his head. 2. ) intransitive or transitive to turn quickly, usually to look at …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • whirl — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ dizzying (AmE), giddy (BrE), mad (esp. BrE) ▪ The next few days were a mad whirl of parties. ▪ social ▪ It s easy …   Collocations dictionary

  • whirl — 1 verb 1 (I, T) to spin around very quickly, or to make something do this (+ about/around/toward etc): The snowflakes whirled around as they fell to the ground. | whirl sth about/around/away etc: Jim whirled the bike around. 2 (I) if your head is …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • whirl — 1. verb 1) leaves whirled in eddies Syn: rotate, circle, wheel, turn, revolve, orbit, spin, twirl 2) they whirled past Syn: hurry, race, dash, rush …   Thesaurus of popular words

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