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- Dictionarywhirl/(h)wərl/
verb
- 1. move or cause to move rapidly around and around: "leaves whirled in eddies of wind" Similar
noun
- 1. a rapid movement around and around. Similar
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1. : to move in a circle or similar curve especially with force or speed. 2. a. : to turn on or around an axis like a wheel : rotate. b. : to turn abruptly around or aside : wheel. whirled around in surprise. 3. : to pass, move, or go quickly. whirled down the hallway. 4. : to become giddy or dizzy : reel. my head is whirling. transitive verb. 1.
noun. uk/wɜːl/us/wɝːl/ whirlnoun (ACTIVITY) [ S ] a continuous and exciting period of activity: The next two days passed in a whirl of activity. I found myself swept up in the social whirl of college life and hardly had time to study.
If something or someone whirls around or if you whirl them around, they move around or turn around very quickly. Not receiving an answer, she whirled round. American English : whirl / ˈwɜrl /
verb (used without object) to turn around, spin, or rotate rapidly: The merry-go-round whirled noisily. Synonyms: pirouette, gyrate. 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.
a continuous and exciting period of activity: The next two days passed in a whirl of activity.
1. The act of rotating or revolving rapidly. 2. Something, such as a cloud of dust, that whirls or is whirled. 3. A state of confusion; a tumult: The press room was in a whirl. 4. A swift succession or round of events: the social whirl. 5.
A whirl is a quick spin, and when something whirls, it rotates fast. You can also use it to mean "a try." Hang-gliding? Snake-charming? "Sure," you say. "I'll give it a whirl."
WHIRL meaning: 1 : to move or go in a circle or curve especially with force or speed; 2 : to turn rapidly in circles spin
Meanings. Synonyms. Sentences. Definition Source. Origin. Verb. Noun. Idiom. Filter. verb. whirled, whirling, whirls. To rotate or spin fast; gyrate. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. To move rapidly in a circular manner or as in an orbit; circle swiftly. Couples whirling round the dance floor. Webster's New World. Similar definitions.
a situation in which a lot of exciting or confusing things happen at the same time: a whirl of activity. whirl noun [no plural] (TURN) a sudden turning movement. give sth a whirl informal. to try to do something, often for the first time: I've never danced salsa before but I'll give it a whirl.
