'Whirl' definitions:

Definition of 'whirl'

(from WordNet)
noun
Confused movement; "he was caught up in a whirl of work"; "a commotion of people fought for the exits" [syn: whirl, commotion]
noun
The shape of something rotating rapidly [syn: whirl, swirl, vortex, convolution]
noun
A usually brief attempt; "he took a crack at it"; "I gave it a whirl" [syn: crack, fling, go, pass, whirl, offer]
noun
The act of rotating rapidly; "he gave the crank a spin"; "it broke off after much twisting" [syn: spin, twirl, twist, twisting, whirl]
verb
Turn in a twisting or spinning motion; "The leaves swirled in the autumn wind" [syn: twirl, swirl, twiddle, whirl]
verb
Cause to spin; "spin a coin" [syn: whirl, birl, spin, twirl]
verb
Flow in a circular current, of liquids [syn: eddy, purl, whirlpool, swirl, whirl]
verb
Revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis; "The dervishes whirl around and around without getting dizzy" [syn: spin, spin around, whirl, reel, gyrate]
verb
Fly around; "The clothes tumbled in the dryer"; "rising smoke whirled in the air" [syn: whirl, tumble, whirl around]

Definition of 'Whirl'

From: GCIDE
  • Whirl \Whirl\, v. i. [1913 Webster]
  • 1. To be turned round rapidly; to move round with velocity; to revolve or rotate with great speed; to gyrate. "The whirling year vainly my dizzy eyes pursue." --J. H. Newman. [1913 Webster]
  • The wooden engine flies and whirls about. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To move hastily or swiftly. [1913 Webster]
  • But whirled away to shun his hateful sight. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Whirl'

From: GCIDE
  • Whirl \Whirl\, n. [Cf. Dan. hvirvel, Sw. hvirfvel, Icel. hvirfill the crown of the head, G. wirbel whirl, crown of the head, D. wervel. See Whirl, v. t.] [1913 Webster]
  • 1. 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. "In no breathless whirl." --J. H. Newman. [1913 Webster]
  • The rapid . . . whirl of things here below interrupt not the inviolable rest and calmness of the noble beings above. --South. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. Anything that moves with a whirling motion. [1913 Webster]
  • He saw Falmouth under gray, iron skies, and whirls of March dust. --Carlyle. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. A revolving hook used in twisting, as the hooked spindle of a rope machine, to which the threads to be twisted are attached. [1913 Webster]
  • 4. (Bot. & Zool.) A whorl. See Whorl. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Whirl'

From: GCIDE
  • Whirl \Whirl\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Whirled; p. pr. & vb. n. Whirling.] [OE. whirlen, probably from the Scand.; cf. Icel. & Sw. hvirfla, Dan. hvirvle; akin to D. wervelen, G. wirbeln, freq. of the verb seen in Icel. hverfa to turn. [root]16. See Wharf, and cf. Warble, Whorl.] [1913 Webster]
  • 1. To turn round rapidly; to cause to rotate with velocity; to make to revolve. [1913 Webster]
  • He whirls his sword around without delay. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To remove or carry quickly with, or as with, a revolving motion; to snatch; to harry. --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]
  • See, see the chariot, and those rushing wheels, That whirled the prophet up at Chebar flood. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
  • The passionate heart of the poet is whirl'd into folly. --Tennyson. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'whirl'

From: Moby Thesaurus

Words containing 'Whirl'