WHIRL

/ʍɪɾ(ə̯)l/ ► audio Scrabble 11 Words With Friends 11

Definition

  1. noun confused movement. — synonyms: commotion
  2. noun the shape of something rotating rapidly. — synonyms: swirl, vortex, convolution
  3. noun a usually brief attempt. — synonyms: crack, fling, go, pass, offer
  4. noun the act of rotating rapidly. — synonyms: spin, twirl, twist, twisting
  5. verb turn in a twisting or spinning motion. — synonyms: twirl, swirl, twiddle
  6. verb cause to spin. — synonyms: birl, spin, twirl
  7. verb flow in a circular current, of liquids. — synonyms: eddy, purl, whirlpool, swirl
  8. verb revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis. — synonyms: spin, spin_around, reel, gyrate
  9. 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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