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whirl  (hwûrl, wûrl)

v. whirled, whirl·ing, whirls

v.intr.

1. To revolve rapidly about a center or an axis. See Synonyms at turn.

2. To rotate or spin rapidly: The dancer whirled across the stage.

3. To turn rapidly, changing direction; wheel: She whirled around to face him.

4. To have the sensation of spinning; reel: My head is whirling with data.

5. To move circularly and rapidly in varied, random directions: The wind whirled across the steppes.

v.tr.

1. To cause to rotate or turn rapidly: whirl a baton.

2. To move or drive in a circular or curving course.

3. To drive at high speed: whirled the motorcycle around the corner.

4. Obsolete To hurl.

n.

1. The act of rotating or revolving rapidly.

2. Something, such as a cloud of dust, that whirls or is whirled.

3. A state of confusion; tumult.

4. A swift succession or round of events: the social whirl.

5. A state of mental confusion or giddiness; dizziness: My head is in a whirl.

6. Informal A short trip or ride.

7. Informal A brief or experimental try: Let's give the plan a whirl.

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[Middle English whirlen, probably from Old Norse hvirfla.]

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whirler n.

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whirl

Verb

1. to spin or turn round very fast

2. to seem to spin from dizziness or confusion: my mind whirled with half-formed thoughts

Noun

1. the act or an instance of whirling: he grasps her by the waist and gives her a whirl

2. a round of intense activity: the social whirl of Paris

3. a confused state: my thoughts are in a whirl

4. give something a whirl Informal to try something new [Old Norse hvirfla to turn about]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	whirl - confused movement; "he was caught up in a whirl of work"; "a commotion of people fought for the exits" commotion motion, movement - a natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something
	2.	whirl - the shape of something rotating rapidly convolution, swirl, vortex round shape - a shape that is curved and without sharp angles
	3.	whirl - a usually brief attempt; "he took a crack at it"; "I gave it a whirl" fling, go, offer, crack, pass attempt, effort, try, endeavor, endeavour - earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something; "made an effort to cover all the reading material"; "wished him luck in his endeavor"; "she gave it a good try"
	4.	whirl - the act of rotating rapidly; "he gave the crank a spin"; "it broke off after much twisting" spin, twirl, twisting, twist rotary motion, rotation - the act of rotating as if on an axis; "the rotation of the dancer kept time with the music" pirouette - (ballet) a rapid spin of the body (especially on the toes as in ballet) birling, logrolling - rotating a log rapidly in the water (as a competitive sport)
Verb	1.	whirl - turn in a twisting or spinning motion; "The leaves swirled in the autumn wind" swirl, twiddle, twirl revolve, rotate, go around - turn on or around an axis or a center; "The Earth revolves around the Sun"; "The lamb roast rotates on a spit over the fire"
	2.	whirl - cause to spin; "spin a coin"         birl, twirl, spin circumvolve, rotate - cause to turn on an axis or center; "Rotate the handle"
	3.	whirl - flow in a circular current, of liquids eddy, purl, whirlpool, swirl course, flow, run, feed - move along, of liquids; "Water flowed into the cave"; "the Missouri feeds into the Mississippi"
	4.	whirl - revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis; "The dervishes whirl around and around without getting dizzy" spin, spin around, gyrate, reel revolve, rotate, go around - turn on or around an axis or a center; "The Earth revolves around the Sun"; "The lamb roast rotates on a spit over the fire" whirligig - whirl or spin like a whirligig
	5.	whirl - fly around; "The clothes tumbled in the dryer"; "rising smoke whirled in the air" whirl around, tumble move - move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion; "He moved his hand slightly to the right"

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whirl

verb 1. spin, turn, circle, wheel, twist, reel, rotate, pivot, twirl

2. rotate, roll, twist, revolve, swirl, twirl, gyrate, pirouette

verb 3. feel dizzy, swim, spin, reel, go round

noun 4. revolution, turn, roll, circle, wheel, spin, twist, reel, swirl, rotation, twirl, pirouette, gyration, birl Scot.

noun 5. bustle, round, series, succession, flurry, merry-go-round

noun 6. confusion, daze, dither chiefly Brit. giddiness

7. tumult, spin, stir, agitation, commotion, hurly-burly give something a whirl (Informal) attempt, try, have a go at (informal) have a crack at (informal) have a shot at (informal) have a stab at (informal) have a bash at, have a whack at (informal)

Translations

whirl [wəːl] n → remolino

vt → hacer girar, dar vueltas a

vi [dancers] → girar, dar vueltas; [leaves, dust, water etc] → arremolinarse

whirl [wəːl] n → tourbillon m

vi → tourbillonner; [dancers] → tournoyer

vt → faire tourbillonner; faire tournoyer

whirl [wəːl] vt [+ arms, sword etc] → herumwirbeln

vi → wirbeln

n [of activity, pleasure] → Wirbel m;

to be in a whirl [mind, person] → völlig verwirrt sein

whirl [wəːl] n → turbine m

vt → (far) girare rapidamente; (far) turbinare

vi → turbinare; [dancers] → volteggiare; [leaves, dust] → sollevarsi in un vortice

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whirl

v whirl [wəːl]

to move rapidly (round, away etc) She whirled round when I called her name; The wind whirled my hat away before I could grab it. wegwaai يُدَوِّم، يَلُف، يَدور كالدَّوّامَه въртя се силно prudce se otočit; odnést snurre; hvirvle wirbeln στροβιλίζω, στροβιλίζομαι, (στριφο)γυρίζω ir como un relámpago, girar, dar vueltas pöörama, keerutama چرخانيدن pyörähtää, kieputtaa se retourner brusquement; tourbillonner לְסוֹבֵב בִּמהִירוּת तेजी से घूमना brzo se kretati forog berputar snarsnúa(st); þyrla(st); þeyta girarsi; (far turbinare/volteggiare) さっと動く 빙빙 돌다, 갑자기 방향을 바꾸다; ...을 휘말아가다 ap(si)sukti []griezt; []vērpt; griezties; virpuļot memusing-musingkan wervelen snurre; bråsnu, virvle, av gårde suse (za)wirować, okręcić się, porwać w wir rodopiar a se întoarce brusc; a învârti кружить(ся) prudko sa otočiť; odniesť hitro se obrniti; zavrteti se vrteti virvla, slunga, slänga หมุนเวียนรอบอย่างรวดเร็ว fırıl fırıl dön(dür)mek 急得(或火得)打轉，(風)卷去 крутити(ся); кружляти تیزی سے گھومنا xoáy tít; quay cuồng 急得（或火得）打转，（风）卷去

n

1 an excited confusion a whirl of activity; My head's in a whirl – I can't believe it's all happening! ronddraai دَوَران، في دَوّامَه хаос zmatek, shon snurren der Wirbel δίνη, παραζάλη torbellino, bullicio, ajetreo tuhin, -pööritus چرخيدن huiske tourbillon בִּלבּוּל घूर्णन komešanje pörgés kebingungan (hring)iða; svimi turbinio 混乱 소동, 혼란 sukimasis, sūkurys, sąmyšis virpulis; jūklis berpusing-pusing roes virvel, tummel wir rodopio vârtej суматоха; (голово)кружение zhon, zmätok vrtinec kovitlac virvel, virvlande การหมุนรอบ telâş, hay huy, koşuşma 眩暈 метушня; сум'яття سر گردانی sự quay cuồng; gió lốc 眩晕

2 a rapid turn. skielike draai دَوَران سَريع въртене víření snurren rundt das Herumwirbeln στροβίλισμα giro, vuelta pööre گردش سريع pyörähdys tourbillon; tournoiement סִיבוּב מָהִיר घूर्णन brz okret forgás putaran cepat snarsnúningur rotazione 急回転 선회; 갑자기 방향을 바꾸기 staigus ap(si)sukimas spējš pagrieziens pusaran; putaran werveling brå sving nagły obrót rodopio întoarcere bruscă (быстрый) оборот vírenie, kúdol hiter obrat brz okret rotation, sväng, virvlande การหมุนกลับอย่างรวดเร็ว fırıl fırıl dön(dür)me; baş dönmesi 急轉 вихор, завихрення تیز چکر sự xoay tít 急转

n ˈwhirlpool

a circular current in a river or sea, caused by opposing tides, winds or currents. kolk دُوّامَه، دُرْدور مائي водовъртеж vír strømhvirvel der Strudel δίνη, ρουφήχτρα remolino veekeeris گرداب pyörre tourbillon מְעַרבּוֹלֶת भंवर vir, vrtlog örvény pusaran hringiða, svelgur vortice, mulinello 渦巻き 소용돌이 sūkurys virpulis; atvars lubuk pusar draaikolk virvelstrøm, malstrøm wir remoinho vârtej (de apă) водоворот vír, krútňava vrtinec vir strömvirvel, malström น้ำวน girdap, anafor 旋渦 вир بھنور xoáy nước 旋涡

n ˈwhirlwind

a violent circular current of wind with a whirling motion. warrelwind زَوْبَعَه، دَوّامَه هَوائِيَّه، إعْصار вихрушка tornádo hvirvelvind der Wirbelwind ανεμοστρόβιλος torbellino tuulispask گردباد pyörremyrsky tornade מְעַרבּוֹלתֶ אֲוִיר बवण्डर vihor, zračni vrtlog forgószél angin puyuh hvirfilvindur turbine, (tromba d'aria) つむじ風 회오리 바람 viesulas, uraganas virpulis; viesulis putting-beliung wervelwind virvelvind trąba powietrzna furacão vijelie; tornadă вихрь vzdušný vír, víchrica, smršť zračni vrtinec kovitlac virvelvind ลมหมุน hortum 旋風 вихор; смерч بگولا cơn gió lốc 旋风