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Definitions for Whirl

[1] to turn around, spin, or rotate rapidly: The merry-go-round whirled noisily.
[2] to turn about or aside quickly: He whirled and faced his pursuers.
[3] to move, travel, or be carried rapidly along: She whirled along the freeway in her new car.
[4] to feel as though spinning rapidly; reel as from dizziness: My head began to whirl.
[5] to cause to turn around, spin, or rotate rapidly.
[6] to send, drive, or carry in a circular or curving course.
[7] to drive, send, or carry along with great or dizzying rapidity.
[8] Obsolete . to hurl.
[9] the act of whirling; rapid rotation or gyration.
[10] a whirling movement; quick turn or swing.
[11] a short drive, run, walk, or the like; spin.
[12] something that whirls; a whirling current or mass.
[13] a rapid round of events, affairs, etc.: a whirl of meetings, conferences, and business lunches.
[14] a state marked by dizziness or a dizzying succession of feelings, thoughts, etc.
[15] an attempt or trial, especially one undertaken tentatively or experimentally: Even if you don't agree with my plan, won't you give it a whirl?
[16] Machinery . whip(def 26) .
[17] to spin, turn, or revolve or cause to spin, turn, or revolve
[18] (intr) to turn around or away rapidly
[19] (intr) to have a spinning sensation, as from dizziness, etc
[20] to move or drive or be moved or driven at high speed
[21] the act or an instance of whirling; swift rotation or a rapid whirling movement
[22] a condition of confusion or giddiness her accident left me in a whirl
[23] a swift round, as of events, meetings, etc
[24] a tumult; stir
[25] informal a brief trip, dance, etc
[26] give something a whirl informal to attempt or give a trial to something

Words related to Whirl

swirl, flurry, ferment, tumult, clatter, whirlwind, rotate, gyrate, twirl, pivot, revolve, whir, pirouette, wheel, gyre, circulation, circumvolution, surge, twist, turn

Words nearby Whirl

whipstock, whiptail, whiptail wallaby, whipworm, whir, whirl, whirlabout, whirligig, whirligig beetle, whirling dervish, whirlpool

Origin of Whirl

1250–1300; Middle English whirlen < Old Norse hvirfla to whirl, akin to Old English hwyrflung turning, revolving, hwyrfel circuit; see whorl

Other words from Whirl

whirl·er , noun
whirl·ing·ly , adverb
out·whirl , verb (used with object)
un·whirled , adjective

Word origin for Whirl

C13: from Old Norse hvirfla to turn about; related to Old High German wirbil whirlwind

Synonyms for Whirl

flurry, swirl, circle, circuit, circulation, circumvolution, gyration, gyre, pirouette, reel, roll, rotation, round, surge, turn, twirl, twist, wheel, whir, whirlpool