WHIRL
\wˈɜːl], \wˈɜːl], \w_ˈɜː_l]\
Definitions of WHIRL
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
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flow in a circular current, of liquids
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revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis; "The dervishes whirl around and around without getting dizzy"
By Princeton University
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flow in a circular current, of liquids
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revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis; "The dervishes whirl around and around without getting dizzy"
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fly around, as of paper on the sidewalk, or clothes in a dryer, or rising smoke in the wind
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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To turn round rapidly; to cause to rotate with velocity; to make to revolve.
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To remove or carry quickly with, or as with, a revolving motion; to snatch; to harry.
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To be turned round rapidly; to move round with velocity; to revolve or rotate with great speed; to gyrate.
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To move hastily or swiftly.
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A turning with rapidity or velocity; rapid rotation or circumvolution; quick gyration; rapid or confusing motion; as, the whirl of a top; the whirl of a wheel.
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Anything that moves with a whirling motion.
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A revolving hook used in twisting, as the hooked spindle of a rope machine, to which the threads to be twisted are attached.
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A whorl. See Whorl.
By Oddity Software
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To turn round rapidly; to cause to rotate with velocity; to make to revolve.
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To remove or carry quickly with, or as with, a revolving motion; to snatch; to harry.
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To be turned round rapidly; to move round with velocity; to revolve or rotate with great speed; to gyrate.
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To move hastily or swiftly.
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A turning with rapidity or velocity; rapid rotation or circumvolution; quick gyration; rapid or confusing motion; as, the whirl of a top; the whirl of a wheel.
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Anything that moves with a whirling motion.
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A revolving hook used in twisting, as the hooked spindle of a rope machine, to which the threads to be twisted are attached.
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A whorl. See Whorl.
By Noah Webster.
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To cause to turn round rapidly.
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To turn or move round with great speed; move along swiftly,especially on wheels.
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A rapid turning round; rapid rotation or circular motion.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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