whirl
11whirl — vb 1 twirl, spin, wheel, swirl, *turn, revolve, rotate, gyrate, circle, pirouette, eddy 2 *reel, stagger, totter …
12whirl — whirl1 [wə:l US wə:rl] v [Date: 1200 1300; Origin: Probably from a Scandinavian language] 1.) [I and T] to turn or spin around very quickly, or to make someone or something do this ▪ We watched the seagulls whirling and shrieking over the harbour …
13whirl — [[t](h)wɜ͟ː(r)l[/t]] whirls, whirling, whirled 1) V ERG If something or someone whirls around or if you whirl them around, they move around or turn around very quickly. [V adv/prep] Not receiving an answer, she whirled round... [V n adv/prep] He… …
14whirl — I UK [wɜː(r)l] / US [wɜrl] / US [hwɜrl] verb Word forms whirl : present tense I/you/we/they whirl he/she/it whirls present participle whirling past tense whirled past participle whirled * 1) [intransitive/transitive] to spin quickly in circles… …
15whirl — whirl1 [ wɜrl, hwɜrl ] verb * 1. ) intransitive or transitive to spin quickly in circles: Whirling gracefully, they crossed the dance floor. He whirled the sword around his head. 2. ) intransitive or transitive to turn quickly, usually to look at …
16whirl — [[t](h)wɜrl, wɜrl[/t]] v. i. 1) to spin or rotate rapidly 2) to turn about or aside quickly 3) to move or be carried rapidly along: to whirl down the freeway[/ex] 4) to experience confusion or dizziness: My head is whirling[/ex] 5) to cause to… …
17whirl — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ dizzying (AmE), giddy (BrE), mad (esp. BrE) ▪ The next few days were a mad whirl of parties. ▪ social ▪ It s easy …
18whirl — I. verb Etymology: Middle English, probably of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse hvirfla to whirl; akin to Old High German wirbil whirlwind, Old English hweorfan to turn more at wharf Date: 14th century intransitive verb 1. to move in a… …
19whirl — 1 verb 1 (I, T) to spin around very quickly, or to make something do this (+ about/around/toward etc): The snowflakes whirled around as they fell to the ground. | whirl sth about/around/away etc: Jim whirled the bike around. 2 (I) if your head is …
20whirl — whirler, n. whirlingly, adv. /hwerrl, werrl/, 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… …
