WHIRL
/ʍɪɾ(ə̯)l/ ► audio Scrabble 11 Words With Friends 11
Definition
- noun confused movement.
— synonyms: commotion
- noun the shape of something rotating rapidly.
— synonyms: swirl, vortex, convolution
- noun a usually brief attempt.
— synonyms: crack, fling, go, pass, offer
- noun the act of rotating rapidly.
— synonyms: spin, twirl, twist, twisting
- verb turn in a twisting or spinning motion.
— synonyms: twirl, swirl, twiddle
- verb cause to spin.
— synonyms: birl, spin, twirl
- verb flow in a circular current, of liquids.
— synonyms: eddy, purl, whirlpool, swirl
- verb revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis.
— synonyms: spin, spin_around, reel, gyrate
- verb fly around.
— synonyms: tumble, whirl_around
Examples
- “She gave the top a whirl and it spun across the floor.”
- “My life is one social whirl.”
- “My mind was in a whirl.”
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