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whirl

whirl
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [hwurl, wurl]
    • /ʰwɜrl, wɜrl/
    • /wɜːl/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [hwurl, wurl]
    • /ʰwɜrl, wɜrl/

Definitions of whirl word

  • verb without object whirl to turn around, spin, or rotate rapidly: The merry-go-round whirled noisily. 1
  • verb without object whirl to turn about or aside quickly: He whirled and faced his pursuers. 1
  • verb without object whirl to move, travel, or be carried rapidly along: She whirled along the freeway in her new car. 1
  • verb without object whirl to feel as though spinning rapidly; reel as from dizziness: My head began to whirl. 1
  • verb with object whirl to cause to turn around, spin, or rotate rapidly. 1
  • verb with object whirl to send, drive, or carry in a circular or curving course. 1

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Origin of whirl

First appearance:

before 1250
One of the 11% oldest English words
1250-1300; Middle English whirlen < Old Norse hvirfla to whirl, akin to Old English hwyrflung turning, revolving, hwyrfel circuit; see whorl

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Whirl

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

whirl popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 91% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

whirl usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for whirl

noun whirl

  • rotation — the act of rotating; a turning around as on an axis.
  • spin — to make (yarn) by drawing out, twisting, and winding fibers: Pioneer women spun yarn on spinning wheels.
  • twirl — to cause to rotate rapidly; spin; revolve; whirl.
  • turn — to cause to move around on an axis or about a center; rotate: to turn a wheel.
  • twizzle — a spin or twist

verb whirl

  • rotate — to cause to turn around an axis or center point; revolve.
  • swivel — a fastening device that allows the thing fastened to turn around freely upon it, especially to turn in a full circle.
  • gyrate — to move in a circle or spiral, or around a fixed point; whirl.
  • pivot — a pin, point, or short shaft on the end of which something rests and turns, or upon and about which something rotates or oscillates.
  • revolve — to move in a circular or curving course or orbit: The earth revolves around the sun.

Antonyms for whirl

noun whirl

  • calm — A calm person does not show or feel any worry, anger, or excitement.
  • peace — the normal, nonwarring condition of a nation, group of nations, or the world.
  • calmness — without rough motion; still or nearly still: a calm sea.
  • slowness — moving or proceeding with little or less than usual speed or velocity: a slow train.

verb whirl

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