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verb | noun whirlwhirl1 /wɚl/ verb ETYMOLOGYwhirl1Origin: 1200-1300 Probably from a Scandinavian language VERB TABLEwhirl |
| Present | I, you, we, they | whirl | | he, she, it | whirls | | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | whirled | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have whirled | | he, she, it | has whirled | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had whirled | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will whirl | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have whirled |
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| Present | I | am whirling | | he, she, it | is whirling | | you, we, they | are whirling | | Past | I, he, she, it | was whirling | | you, we, they | were whirling | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been whirling | | he, she, it | has been whirling | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been whirling | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be whirling | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been whirling |
THESAURUSmove around central point► turn to move around a central point, or make something move in this way: The train’s wheels started to turn. ► twist to turn something around a central point using a circular movement: Just twist the cap to open the bottle. ► spin to turn around and around very quickly, or to make something do this: Skaters were spinning on the ice. ► whirl to turn again and again around a central point with a lot of speed and force, or to make something do this: White clouds of snow were whirled around by the strong winds. ► twirl to turn again and again around a central point or to make something do this, especially as part of a dance or performance: Half a dozen couples were twirling to a waltz. ► swivel to turn around while remaining in the same place, or to make something do this. Used about furniture or similar objects: I want a desk chair that swivels. ► rotate to turn or move around a particular point: The Earth rotates every 24 hours. ► revolve to move in a circular path around a central point: Earth revolves around the Sun. ► go around informal to rotate or revolve: He lay in bed watching the fan above his head go around. 1[intransitive, transitive] to spin around very quickly, or to make something do this: The room began to whirl before my eyes.whirl around/toward etc. Dozens of dancers whirled around the stage.whirl something around/away etc. The wind was whirling the snow around.► see thesaurus at turn12[intransitive] if your head is whirling or thoughts are whirling in your head, your mind is full of thoughts and ideas, and you feel very confused or excited verb | noun whirlwhirl2 noun 1give something a whirl informal to try something that you are not sure you are going to like or be able to do2[singular] a lot of activity3be in a whirl to feel very excited or confused about something4[countable usually singular] a spinning movement, or the shape of a substance that is spinning: a whirl of dust |