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| NOUN | 1 | whirl, commotion | Confused movement |
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| 2 | whirl, swirl, vortex, convolution | The shape of something rotating rapidly | |
| 3 | whirl, crack, fling, go, pass, offer | A usually brief attempt | |
| 4 | whirl, spin, twirl, twist, twisting | The act of rotating rapidly | |
| VERB | 1 | whirl, twirl, swirl, twiddle | Turn in a twisting or spinning motion |
| 2 | whirl, birl, spin, twirl | Cause to spin | |
| 3 | whirl, eddy, purl, whirlpool, swirl | Flow in a circular current, of liquids | |
| 4 | whirl, spin, spin around, reel, gyrate | Revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis | |
| 5 | whirl, tumble, whirl around | Fly around |
| Sounds | hhwer'l; wer'l |
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| Rhymes | birle, burl, cowgirl, and 13 more rhymes in erl... |
| Meaning | Confused movement. |
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| Examples | "he was caught up in a whirl of work" |
| Synonyms | commotion |
| Broader | movement, motion |
| Verbs | whirl; whirl; whirl |
| Meaning | The shape of something rotating rapidly. |
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| Synonyms | swirl, vortex, convolution |
| Broader | round shape |
| Verbs | whirl; whirl |
| Meaning | A usually brief attempt. |
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| Examples | "I gave it a whirl" |
| Synonyms | crack, fling, go, pass, offer |
| Broader | attempt, effort, endeavor, endeavour, try |
| Meaning | The act of rotating rapidly. |
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| Synonyms | spin, twirl, twist, twisting |
| Broader | rotation, rotary motion |
| Narrower | pirouette; birling, logrolling |
| Verbs | whirl; whirl |
| Meaning | Turn in a twisting or spinning motion. |
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| Pattern | Something ----s; Something is ----ing PP; Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s PP |
| Model | The wooden sticks whirl |
| Synonyms | twirl, swirl, twiddle |
| Broader | revolve, go around, rotate |
| Nouns | whirling; whirl |
| Meaning | Cause to spin. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something |
| Model | The girls whirl the wooden sticks |
| Synonyms | birl, spin, twirl |
| Broader | rotate, circumvolve |
| Nouns | whirl; whirl |
| Meaning | Flow in a circular current, of liquids. |
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| Pattern | Something ----s |
| Synonyms | eddy, purl, whirlpool, swirl |
| Broader | run, flow, feed, course |
| Nouns | whirl |
| Meaning | Revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis. |
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| Pattern | Something is ----ing PP; Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s PP |
| Examples | "The dervishes whirl around and around without getting dizzy" |
| Synonyms | spin, spin around, reel, gyrate |
| Broader | revolve, go around, rotate |
| Narrower | whirligig |
| Nouns | whirler; whirl; whirler; whirl |
| Meaning | Fly around. |
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| Pattern | Something ----s; Something is ----ing PP |
| Examples | "rising smoke whirled in the air" |
| Synonyms | tumble, whirl around |
| Broader | move |
| Nouns | whirl |
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