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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024whirl /hwɜrl, wɜrl/USA pronunciation v. - to (cause to) turn around or aside very fast, or to spin quickly: [no object]The plane's propellers whirled.[~ + object]He whirled the rope around his head.
- to feel dizziness:[no object]My head is whirling after that roller coaster ride.
n. [countable] - the act of whirling.
- a whirling movement.
- a rapid round of events:a whirl of parties.
- an attempt;
trial:He promised to give that new diet a whirl.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024whirl (hwûrl, wûrl),USA pronunciation v.i. - to turn around, spin, or rotate rapidly:The merry-go-round whirled noisily.
- to turn about or aside quickly:He whirled and faced his pursuers.
- to move, travel, or be carried rapidly along:She whirled along the freeway in her new car.
- to feel as though spinning rapidly;
reel as from dizziness:My head began to whirl. v.t. - to cause to turn around, spin, or rotate rapidly.
- to send, drive, or carry in a circular or curving course.
- to drive, send, or carry along with great or dizzying rapidity.
- [Obs.]to hurl.
n. - the act of whirling;
rapid rotation or gyration. - a whirling movement;
quick turn or swing. - a short drive, run, walk, or the like;
spin. - something that whirls;
a whirling current or mass. - a rapid round of events, affairs, etc.:a whirl of meetings, conferences, and business lunches.
- a state marked by dizziness or a dizzying succession of feelings, thoughts, etc.
- an attempt or trial, esp. one undertaken tentatively or experimentally:Even if you don't agree with my plan, won't you give it a whirl?
- [Mach.]whip (def. 29).
- Old Norse hvirfla to whirl, akin to Old English hwyrflung turning, revolving, hwyrfel circuit; see whorl
- Middle English whirlen 1250–1300
whirl′er, n. whirl′ing•ly, adv. - 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged gyrate, pirouette.
- 1, 5.See corresponding entry in Unabridged revolve, twirl, wheel.
- 9.See corresponding entry in Unabridged spin, revolution.
- 15.See corresponding entry in Unabridged try, go, fling, whack.
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