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