whirl
/ʍɪɾ(ə̯)l//wɜːl//wɝl/
noun
- 1
An act of whirling.
“She gave the top a whirl and it spun across the floor.”
- 2
Something that whirls.
- 3
A confused tumult.
- 4
A rapid series of events.
“My life is one social whirl.”
- 5
Dizziness or giddiness.
“My mind was in a whirl.”
- 6
(usually following “give”) A brief experiment or trial.
“OK, let's give it a whirl.”
verb
- 1
To rotate, revolve, spin or turn rapidly.
“The dancer whirled across the stage, stopped, and whirled around to face the audience.”
- 2
To have a sensation of spinning or reeling.
“My head is whirling after all that drink.”
- 3
To make something or someone whirl.
“The dancer whirled his partner round on her toes.”
- 4
To remove or carry quickly with, or as with, a revolving motion; to snatch.
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