whirl
/wˈɝl/ · 1 syllable
Meaning
verb
- turn in a twisting or spinning motion
“The leaves swirled in the autumn wind” - cause to spin
“spin a coin” - flow in a circular current, of liquids
- revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis
“The dervishes whirl around and around without getting dizzy” - fly around
“The clothes tumbled in the dryer”
noun
- confused movement
“he was caught up in a whirl of work” - the shape of something rotating rapidly
- a usually brief attempt
“he took a crack at it” - the act of rotating rapidly
“he gave the crank a spin”
Synonyms for whirl
Words that rhyme with whirl
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