Meaning & Definition of Whirl in English
English⟶
Whirl
/wərl/
noun
1. Confused movement
- "He was caught up in a whirl of work"
- "A commotion of people fought for the exits"
synonym:
- whirl,
- commotion
2. The shape of something rotating rapidly
synonym:
- whirl,
- swirl,
- vortex,
- convolution
3. A usually brief attempt
- "He took a crack at it"
- "I gave it a whirl"
synonym:
- crack,
- fling,
- go,
- pass,
- whirl,
- offer
4. The act of rotating rapidly
- "He gave the crank a spin"
- "It broke off after much twisting"
synonym:
- spin,
- twirl,
- twist,
- twisting,
- whirl
verb
1. Turn in a twisting or spinning motion
- "The leaves swirled in the autumn wind"
synonym:
- twirl,
- swirl,
- twiddle,
- whirl
2. Cause to spin
- "Spin a coin"
synonym:
- whirl,
- birl,
- spin,
- twirl
3. Flow in a circular current, of liquids
synonym:
- eddy,
- purl,
- whirlpool,
- swirl,
- whirl
4. Revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis
- "The dervishes whirl around and around without getting dizzy"
synonym:
- spin,
- spin around,
- whirl,
- reel,
- gyrate
5. Fly around
- "The clothes tumbled in the dryer"
- "Rising smoke whirled in the air"
synonym:
- whirl,
- tumble,
- whirl around
Examples of using
Let's give it a whirl.