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to whirl
01
to turn or spin rapidly in a twisting motion
Intransitive
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
Movement verb
Regular
Present tense
whirl
3rd person singular
whirls
Present participle
whirling
Past simple
whirled
Past participle
whirled
Examples
The autumn leaves whirled in a beautiful dance as they descended from the trees.
02
to revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis in a circular motion
Intransitive
Examples
The storm caused the windmill's blades to whirl as they generated electricity.
03
to cause or make something spin or rotate
Transitive: to whirl sb/sth
Examples
The child whirled the top on the floor, watching it spin rapidly.
04
(of the mind or thoughts) to move quickly and chaotically, causing confusion or excitement
Examples
My mind whirled with worry after the argument.
Whirl
01
the act of rotating rapidly
02
confused movement
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Abstract
Composition
Simple
Countable
Plural form
whirls
03
a usually brief attempt
04
with full force
05
the shape of something rotating rapidly
Lexical Tree
whirler
whirling
whirl
