Whirl Very Common

Whirl has 11 different meanings across 2 categories:

Definitions

Noun

confused movement

"he was caught up in a whirl of work"

"a commotion of people fought for the exits"

whirl commotion

the shape of something rotating rapidly

whirl swirl vortex convolution

a usually brief attempt

"he took a crack at it"

"I gave it a whirl"

crack fling go pass whirl offer

the act of rotating rapidly

"he gave the crank a spin"

"it broke off after much twisting"

spin twirl twist twisting whirl

An act of whirling.

Verb

turn in a twisting or spinning motion

"The leaves swirled in the autumn wind"

twirl swirl twiddle whirl

cause to spin

"spin a coin"

whirl birl spin twirl

flow in a circular current, of liquids

eddy purl whirlpool swirl whirl

revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis

"The dervishes whirl around and around without getting dizzy"

spin spin around whirl reel gyrate

fly around

"The clothes tumbled in the dryer"

"rising smoke whirled in the air"

whirl tumble whirl around

To rotate, revolve, spin or turn rapidly.

Example Sentences

"he was caught up in a whirl of work" noun

"a commotion of people fought for the exits" noun

"he took a crack at it" noun

"I gave it a whirl" noun

"he gave the crank a spin" noun

"it broke off after much twisting" noun

"The leaves swirled in the autumn wind" verb

"spin a coin" verb

"The dervishes whirl around and around without getting dizzy" verb

"The clothes tumbled in the dryer" verb