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- Dictionarywhirling/ˈwəːlɪŋ/
adjective
- 1. characterized by rapid movement round and round: "whirling propellers"
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The meaning of WHIRL is to move in a circle or similar curve especially with force or speed. How to use whirl in a sentence.
WHIRL definition: 1. to (cause something to) turn around in circles: 2. a continuous and exciting period of…. Learn more.
WHIRLING meaning: 1. present participle of whirl 2. to (cause something to) turn around in circles: . Learn more.
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If something or someone whirls around or if you whirl them around, they move around or turn around very quickly. Not receiving an answer, she whirled round. [VERB adverb/preposition] He was whirling Anne around the floor. [VERB noun adverb/preposition] The smoke began to whirl and grew into a monstrous column. [VERB] Whirl is also a noun.
Synonyms for WHIRLING: giddy, dizzy, reeling, woozy, vertiginous, weak, dazed, swimmy; Antonyms of WHIRLING: steady, stable, clearheaded, creeping, crawling, poking, lingering, dragging
To rotate or spin fast; gyrate. To move rapidly in a circular manner or as in an orbit; circle swiftly. Couples whirling round the dance floor. To move, go, drive, etc. swiftly. To cause to rotate, revolve, or spin rapidly. To seem to spin; reel. My head is whirling. The act of rotating or revolving rapidly. The act of whirling. A whirling motion.
