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Whirl Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Whirl? [n] the act of rotating rapidly; "he gave the crank a spin"; "it broke off after much twisting" [n] a usually brief attempt; "he took a crack at it"; "I gave it a whirl" [n] confused movement; "he was caught up in a whirl of work"; "a commotion of people fought for the exits" [n] the shape of something rotating rapidly [v] revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis; "The dervishes whirl around and around without getting dizzy" [v] flow in a circular current, of liquids [v] fly around, as of paper on the sidewalk, or clothes in a dryer, or rising smoke in the wind [v] cause to spin; "spin a coin" [v] turn in a twisting or spinning motion; "The leaves swirled in the autumn wind" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Whirl: birl \| commotion \| convolution \| crack \| eddy \| fling \| go \| gyrate \| offer \| pass \| purl \| reel \| skirl \| spin \| spin \| spin around \| swirl \| swirl \| tumble \| twiddle \| twirl \| twirl \| twist \| twisting \| vortex \| whirl around \| whirlpool Related Terms \| Find terms related to Whirl: See Also \| attempt \| birling \| circumvolve \| course \| effort \| endeavor \| endeavour \| flow \| go around \| logrolling \| motion \| move \| movement \| pirouette \| revolve \| rotate \| rotation \| round shape \| run \| try \| whirligig Whirl In Webster's Dictionary \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 {Wharf}, and cf. {Warble}, {Whorl}.] 1. To turn round rapidly; to cause to rotate with velocity; to make to revolve. He whirls his sword around without delay. --Dryden. 2. To remove or carry quickly with, or as with, a revolving motion; to snatch; to harry. --Chaucer. See, see the chariot, and those rushing wheels, That whirled the prophet up at Chebar flood. --Milton. The passionate heart of the poet is whirl'd into folly. --Tennyson. \Whirl\, v. i. 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. The wooden engine flies and whirls about. --Dryden. 2. To move hastily or swiftly. But whirled away to shun his hateful sight. --Dryden. \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.] 1. A turning with rapidity or velocity; rapid rotation or circumvolution; quick gyration; rapid or confusing motion; as, the whirl of a top; the whirl of a wheel. ``In no breathless whirl.'' --J. H. Newman. The rapid . . . whirl of things here below interrupt not the inviolable rest and calmness of the noble beings above. --South. 2. Anything that moves with a whirling motion. He saw Falmouth under gray, iron skies, and whirls of March dust. --Carlyle. 3. A revolving hook used in twisting, as the hooked spindle of a rope machine, to which the threads to be twisted are attached. 4. (Bot. & Zo["o]l.) A whorl. See {Whorl}.

Whirl Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Whirl?

[n] the act of rotating rapidly; "he gave the crank a spin"; "it broke off after much twisting"
[n] a usually brief attempt; "he took a crack at it"; "I gave it a whirl"
[n] confused movement; "he was caught up in a whirl of work"; "a commotion of people fought for the exits"
[n] the shape of something rotating rapidly
[v] revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis; "The dervishes whirl around and around without getting dizzy"
[v] flow in a circular current, of liquids
[v] fly around, as of paper on the sidewalk, or clothes in a dryer, or rising smoke in the wind
[v] cause to spin; "spin a coin"
[v] turn in a twisting or spinning motion; "The leaves swirled in the autumn wind"

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Whirl In Webster's Dictionary

\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 {Wharf}, and cf. {Warble}, {Whorl}.]
1. To turn round rapidly; to cause to rotate with velocity;
   to make to revolve.

         He whirls his sword around without delay. --Dryden.

2. To remove or carry quickly with, or as with, a revolving
   motion; to snatch; to harry. --Chaucer.

         See, see the chariot, and those rushing wheels, That
         whirled the prophet up at Chebar flood. --Milton.

         The passionate heart of the poet is whirl'd into
         folly.                                --Tennyson.


\Whirl\, v. i.
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.

         The wooden engine flies and whirls about. --Dryden.

2. To move hastily or swiftly.

         But whirled away to shun his hateful sight.
                                               --Dryden.


\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.]
1. A turning with rapidity or velocity; rapid rotation or
   circumvolution; quick gyration; rapid or confusing motion;
   as, the whirl of a top; the whirl of a wheel. ``In no
   breathless whirl.'' --J. H. Newman.

         The rapid . . . whirl of things here below interrupt
         not the inviolable rest and calmness of the noble
         beings above.                         --South.

2. Anything that moves with a whirling motion.

         He saw Falmouth under gray, iron skies, and whirls
         of March dust.                        --Carlyle.

3. A revolving hook used in twisting, as the hooked spindle
   of a rope machine, to which the threads to be twisted are
   attached.

4. (Bot. & Zo["o]l.) A whorl. See {Whorl}.

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