| VERB | motion | whirl, twirl, swirl, twiddle | turn in a twisting or spinning motion |
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| motion | whirl, birl, spin, twirl | cause to spin | |
| motion | whirl, eddy, purl, whirlpool, swirl | flow in a circular current, of liquids / liquids | |
| motion | whirl, spin, spin around, reel, gyrate | revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis | |
| motion | whirl, tumble, whirl around | fly around | |
| NOUN | event | whirl, commotion | confused / confused movement |
| shape | whirl, swirl, vortex, convolution | the shape of something rotating rapidly | |
| act | whirl, crack, fling, go, pass, offer | a usually brief attempt | |
| act | whirl, spin, twirl, twist, twisting | the act of rotating rapidly |
| Sounds | hhwer'l; wer'l | |
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| Rhymes | birle ... whorl: 16 rhymes with erl... | |
| Meaning | confused / confused movement. | |
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| Example | "he was caught up in a whirl of work" | |
| Synonym | commotion | |
| Broader | movement, motion | A natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something |
| Verbs | whirl | flow in a circular current, of liquids / liquids |
| whirl | turn in a twisting or spinning motion | |
| whirl | fly around | |
| Meaning | The shape of something rotating rapidly. | |
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| Synonyms | swirl, vortex, convolution | |
| Broader | round shape | A shape that is curved and without sharp angles |
| Spanish | convolución, remolino, voluta, vórtice | |
| Catalan | remolí | |
| Verbs | whirl | cause to spin |
| whirl | revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis | |
| Meaning | A usually brief attempt. | |
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| Example | "I gave it a whirl" | |
| Synonyms | crack, fling, go, pass, offer | |
| Broader | attempt, effort, endeavor, endeavour, try | earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish / accomplish something |
| Spanish | conato, disposición, pase, prueba, tentativa, vuelta | |
| Meaning | The act of rotating rapidly. | |
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| Synonyms | spin, twirl, twist, twisting | |
| Narrower | birling, logrolling | rotating a log rapidly in the water (as a competitive sport) |
| pirouette | (ballet) a rapid spin of the body (especially on the toes as in ballet) | |
| Broader | rotation, rotary motion | The act of rotating as if on an axis |
| Spanish | giro | |
| Catalan | gir | |
| Verbs | whirl | cause to spin |
| whirl | revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis | |
| Meaning | Turn in a twisting or spinning motion. | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | turn on or around an axis or a center |
| Spanish | arremolinarse, arremolinar, girar, remolinear | |
| Catalan | arremolinar-se, arremolinar, arrombollar-se, arrombollar, fer girar, girar | |
| Nouns | whirl | confused / confused movement |
| whirling | the act of rotating in a circle or spiral | |
| 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 | Cause to turn on an axis or center |
| Spanish | girar, hacer girar, rotar | |
| Catalan | arremolinar-se, arremolinar, fer girar, girar, rotar | |
| Nouns | whirl | the act of rotating rapidly |
| whirl | the shape of something rotating rapidly | |
| Meaning | Flow in a circular current, of liquids / liquids. | |
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| Pattern | Something ----s | |
| Synonyms | eddy, purl, whirlpool, swirl | |
| Broader | run, flow, feed, course | Move along, of liquids / liquids |
| Spanish | arremolinarse, girar, remolinear | |
| Catalan | arremolinar-se, arremolinar, arrombollar-se, arrombollar, girar | |
| Nouns | whirl | confused / confused movement |
| 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 | |
| Example | "The dervishes whirl around and around without getting dizzy" | |
| Synonyms | spin, spin around, reel, gyrate | |
| Narrower | whirligig | whirl or spin like a whirligig |
| Broader | revolve, go around, rotate | turn on or around an axis or a center |
| Spanish | girar, narrar, rotar | |
| Catalan | arremolinar-se, arremolinar, fer girar, girar, narrar, rotar | |
| Nouns | whirl | the act of rotating rapidly |
| whirl | the shape of something rotating rapidly | |
| whirler | a revolving mechanism | |
| whirler | a dervish whose actions include ecstatic dancing and whirling | |
| Meaning | fly around. | |
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| Pattern | Something ----s; Something is ----ing PP | |
| Example | "rising smoke whirled in the air" | |
| Synonyms | tumble, whirl around | |
| Broader | move | Move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion |
| Spanish | arremolinarse, dar vueltas, girar | |
| Catalan | arremolinar-se, fer girar, fer voltar, girar | |
| Nouns | whirl | confused / confused movement |
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