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English noun: whirl | |||
| 1. | whirl (event) confused movement | ||
| Samples | He was caught up in a whirl of work. A commotion of people fought for the exits. | ||
| Synonyms | commotion | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | motion, movement | ||
| 2. | whirl (shape) the shape of something rotating rapidly | ||
| Synonyms | convolution, swirl, vortex | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | round shape | ||
| 3. | whirl (act) a usually brief attempt | ||
| Samples | He took a crack at it. I gave it a whirl. | ||
| Synonyms | crack, fling, go, offer, pass | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | attempt, effort, endeavor, endeavour, try | ||
| 4. | whirl (act) the act of rotating rapidly | ||
| Samples | He gave the crank a spin. It broke off after much twisting. | ||
| Synonyms | spin, twirl, twist, twisting | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | rotary motion, rotation | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | birling, logrolling, pirouette | ||
English verb: whirl | |||
| 1. | whirl (motion) turn in a twisting or spinning motion | ||
| Samples | The leaves swirled in the autumn wind. | ||
| Examples | The wooden sticks whirl | ||
| Synonyms | swirl, twiddle, twirl | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Something is ----ing PP. Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | go around, revolve, rotate | ||
| 2. | whirl (motion) cause to spin | ||
| Samples | Spin a coin. | ||
| Examples | The girls whirl the wooden sticks | ||
| Synonyms | birl, spin, twirl | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | circumvolve, rotate | ||
| 3. | whirl (motion) flow in a circular current, of liquids | ||
| Synonyms | eddy, purl, swirl, whirlpool | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | course, feed, flow, run | ||
| 4. | whirl (motion) revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis | ||
| Samples | The dervishes whirl around and around without getting dizzy. | ||
| Synonyms | gyrate, reel, spin, spin around | ||
| Pattern of use | Something is ----ing PP. Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | go around, revolve, rotate | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | whirligig | ||
| 5. | whirl (motion) fly around | ||
| Samples | The clothes tumbled in the dryer. Rising smoke whirled in the air. | ||
| Synonyms | tumble, whirl around | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Something is ----ing PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | move | ||
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