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单词 whirler
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
whirl /hwɜrl, wɜrl/USA pronunciation   v. 
  1. 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.
  2. to feel dizziness:[no object]My head is whirling after that roller coaster ride.

n. [countable]
  1. the act of whirling.
  2. a whirling movement.
  3. a rapid round of events:a whirl of parties.
  4. an attempt;
    trial:He promised to give that new diet a whirl.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
whirl  (hwûrl, wûrl),USA pronunciation v.i. 
  1. to turn around, spin, or rotate rapidly:The merry-go-round whirled noisily.
  2. to turn about or aside quickly:He whirled and faced his pursuers.
  3. to move, travel, or be carried rapidly along:She whirled along the freeway in her new car.
  4. to feel as though spinning rapidly;
    reel as from dizziness:My head began to whirl.

v.t. 
  1. to cause to turn around, spin, or rotate rapidly.
  2. to send, drive, or carry in a circular or curving course.
  3. to drive, send, or carry along with great or dizzying rapidity.
  4. [Obs.]to hurl.

n. 
  1. the act of whirling;
    rapid rotation or gyration.
  2. a whirling movement;
    quick turn or swing.
  3. a short drive, run, walk, or the like;
    spin.
  4. something that whirls;
    a whirling current or mass.
  5. a rapid round of events, affairs, etc.:a whirl of meetings, conferences, and business lunches.
  6. a state marked by dizziness or a dizzying succession of feelings, thoughts, etc.
  7. 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?
  8. [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
whirler, n. 
whirling•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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