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1 whirl
[wə:l] 1. verb(to move rapidly (round, away etc): She whirled round when I called her name; The wind whirled my hat away before I could grab it.) rodopiar2. noun1) (an excited confusion: a whirl of activity; My head's in a whirl - I can't believe it's all happening!) rodopio2) (a rapid turn.) rodopio•- whirlwind* * *[wə:l] n 1 giro, rodopio, volta rápida. 2 remoinho, vórtice, turbilhão. 3 pressa confusa, excitação, azáfama, precipitação, atropelo. 4 passeio breve. 5 sucessão rápida dos acontecimentos. • vt+vi 1 girar, rodopiar, voltar, turbilhonar. we whirl round the room / nós rodopiamos dentro da sala. 2 desviar rapidamente. 3 mover-se rapidamente, correr em disparada. 4 estar confuso, tonto. 5 atirar, lançar, arrastar rodopiando. in a whirl a) com pressa louca. b) confuso. my head is in a whirl / minha cabeça está confusa. to whirl about rodopiar. -
2 whirl
[wə:l] 1. verb(to move rapidly (round, away etc): She whirled round when I called her name; The wind whirled my hat away before I could grab it.) rodopiar, turbilhonar2. noun1) (an excited confusion: a whirl of activity; My head's in a whirl - I can't believe it's all happening!) turbilhão, torvelinho2) (a rapid turn.) rodopio, remoinho•- whirlwind -
3 whirl
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4 in a whirl
in a whirla) com pressa louca. b) confuso. my head is in a whirl / minha cabeça está confusa. -
5 to whirl about
to whirl aboutrodopiar. -
6 whirlblast
whirl.blast[w'ə:lbla:st; wə:lblæst] n remoinho de vento. -
7 whirlbone
whirl.bone[w'ə:lboun] n Anat 1 articulação esférica. 2 rótula. 3 osso ilíaco. -
8 whirler
whirl.er[w'ə:lə] n quem ou o que rodopia. -
9 whirligig beetle
whirl.i.gig bee.tle[w'ə:ligig bi:təl] n Zool besouro d’água. -
10 whirligig
whirl.i.gig[w'ə:ligig] n 1 ventoinha (brinquedo). 2 carrossel. 3 carapeta. 4 qualquer coisa que gira ou rodopia. the whirligig of time o redemoinho do tempo. -
11 whirling
whirl.ing[w'ə:liŋ] n rodopio. -
12 whirly
whirl.y[w'ə:li] n pequeno redemoinho de vento. -
13 whirlybird
whirl.y.bird[w'ə:libə:d] n sl helicóptero. -
14 awhirl
a.whirl[əw'ə:l] adv em rotação, em giro. -
15 whirlpool
noun (a circular current in a river or sea, caused by opposing tides, winds or currents.) remoinho* * *whirl.pool[w'ə:lpu:l] n redemoinho de água. -
16 whirlwind
noun (a violent circular current of wind with a whirling motion.) furacão* * *whirl.wind[w'ə:lwind] n 1 redemoinho de vento. 2 furacão, tufão, vendaval. 3 qualquer coisa semelhante a furacão. 4 romance, namoro que aconteceu muito rápido (mais rápido do que o normal). • adj algo que se desnvolve rapidamente.
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Whirl — Whirl, n. [Cf. Dan. hvirvel, Sw. hvirfvel, Icel. hvirfill the crown of the head, G. wirbel whirl, crown of the head, D. wervel. See {Whirl}, v. t.] [1913 Webster] 1. A turning with rapidity or velocity; rapid rotation or circumvolution; quick… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
whirl — whirl; whirl·er; whirl·ey; whirl·i·cote; whirl·ing·ly; whirl·wig; whirl·i·gig; … English syllables
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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
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whirl — [hwʉrl, wʉrl] vi. [ME whirlen < ON hvirfla, akin to hverfa: see WHIR] 1. to move rapidly in a circular manner or as in an orbit; circle swiftly [couples whirling round the dance floor] 2. to rotate or spin fast; gyrate 3. to move, go, drive,… … English World 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 — Whirl, v. i. [1913 Webster] 1. To be turned round rapidly; to move round with velocity; to revolve or rotate with great speed; to gyrate. The whirling year vainly my dizzy eyes pursue. J. H. Newman. [1913 Webster] The wooden engine flies and… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
whirl — index commotion Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
whirl — vb 1 twirl, spin, wheel, swirl, *turn, revolve, rotate, gyrate, circle, pirouette, eddy 2 *reel, stagger, totter … New Dictionary of Synonyms