Dictionary entry details
• WHIRL (noun)
Meaning:
Confused movement
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural events
Synonyms:
whirl; commotion
Context examples:
he was caught up in a whirl of work / a commotion of people fought for the exits
Hypernyms ("whirl" is a kind of...):
motion; movement (a natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something)
Meaning:
The shape of something rotating rapidly
Classified under:
Nouns denoting two and three dimensional shapes
Synonyms:
convolution; swirl; vortex; whirl
Hypernyms ("whirl" is a kind of...):
round shape (a shape that is curved and without sharp angles)
Meaning:
A usually brief attempt
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
fling; offer; go; whirl; crack; pass
Context examples:
he took a crack at it / I gave it a whirl
Hypernyms ("whirl" is a kind of...):
attempt; effort; endeavor; endeavour; try (earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something)
Meaning:
The act of rotating rapidly
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
spin; twirl; twisting; twist; whirl
Context examples:
he gave the crank a spin / it broke off after much twisting
Hypernyms ("whirl" is a kind of...):
rotary motion; rotation (the act of rotating as if on an axis)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "whirl"):
pirouette ((ballet) a rapid spin of the body (especially on the toes as in ballet))
birling; logrolling (rotating a log rapidly in the water (as a competitive sport))
• WHIRL (verb)
Meaning:
Turn in a twisting or spinning motion
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Synonyms:
swirl; twiddle; twirl; whirl
Context example:
The leaves swirled in the autumn wind
Hypernyms (to "whirl" is one way to...):
go around; revolve; rotate (turn on or around an axis or a center)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s
Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s PP
Sentence example:
The wooden sticks whirl
Meaning:
Cause to spin
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Synonyms:
birl; twirl; whirl; spin
Context example:
spin a coin
Hypernyms (to "whirl" is one way to...):
circumvolve; rotate (cause to turn on an axis or center)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Sentence example:
The girls whirl the wooden sticks
Meaning:
Flow in a circular current, of liquids
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Synonyms:
eddy; purl; whirlpool; swirl; whirl
Hypernyms (to "whirl" is one way to...):
course; feed; flow; run (move along, of liquids)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s
Meaning:
Revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Synonyms:
spin around; spin; reel; gyrate; whirl
Context example:
The dervishes whirl around and around without getting dizzy
Hypernyms (to "whirl" is one way to...):
go around; revolve; rotate (turn on or around an axis or a center)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "whirl"):
whirligig (whirl or spin like a whirligig)
Sentence frames:
Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s PP
Meaning:
Fly around
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Synonyms:
whirl around; tumble; whirl
Context examples:
The clothes tumbled in the dryer / rising smoke whirled in the air
Hypernyms (to "whirl" is one way to...):
move (move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s
Something is ----ing PP
