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Meaning of "awhirl" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF AWHIRL

awhirl  [əˈwɜːl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF AWHIRL

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Awhirl is an adverb.
The adverb is an invariable part of the sentence that can change, explain or simplify a verb or another adverb.

WHAT DOES AWHIRL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of awhirl in the English dictionary

The definition of awhirl in the dictionary is whirling, in a whirling, confused state.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH AWHIRL


aswirl
əˈswɜːl
batgirl
ˈbætˌɡɜːl
cowgirl
ˈkaʊɡɜːl
curl
kɜːl
earl
ɜːl
furl
fɜːl
girl
ɡɜːl
gurl
ɡɜːl
hurl
hɜːl
merle
mɜːl
pearl
pɜːl
Perl
pɜːl
purl
pɜːl
schoolgirl
ˈskuːlˌɡɜːl
showgirl
ˈʃəʊˌɡɜːl
swirl
swɜːl
twirl
twɜːl
upwhirl
ʌpˈwɜːl
whirl
wɜːl
whorl
wɜːl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE AWHIRL

awestrike
awestruck
aweto
awful
awfully
awfulness
awhato
awheel
awheto
awhile
awkward
awkwardish
awkwardly
awkwardness
awl
awlbird
awless
awlwort
awmrie
awmry

WORDS THAT END LIKE AWHIRL

baby girl
birl
birthday girl
call girl
chirl
cirl
cover girl
day girl
dirl
flower girl
funny girl
give something a whirl
golden girl
homegirl
It girl
old girl
playgirl
salesgirl
thirl
weather girl

Synonyms and antonyms of awhirl in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «awhirl» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF AWHIRL

Find out the translation of awhirl to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of awhirl from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «awhirl» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

awhirl
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

un torbellino
570 millions of speakers

English

awhirl
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

awhirl
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

awhirl
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

awhirl
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

awhirl
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

awhirl
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

bouillonnant
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Awhirl
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

awhirl
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

クルクル回って
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

awhirl
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Awhirl
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

awhirl
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

awhirl
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अहेयर्ल
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

awhirl
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

awhirl
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

awhirl
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

awhirl
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

agita
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

awhirl
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

awhirl
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

awhirl
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

awhirl
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of awhirl

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «AWHIRL»

The term «awhirl» is used very little and occupies the 167.364 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «awhirl».

FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «AWHIRL» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «awhirl» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «awhirl» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about awhirl

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «AWHIRL»

Discover the use of awhirl in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to awhirl and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Pebbles on the Path and Stones in My Shoe
The. Dance. I trip the light fantastic The tune flies through my soul- Around, around, around I go Swaying to and fro. The song the floor my touching toes In unison become---- Awhirl, awhirl, awhirl, awhirl---- Ecstatic joy unfurls! And then the ...
Armella Schmidt
2
Before, Between, and Beyond: Three Decades of Dance Writing
Awhirl. in. Every. Port. Fancy Free New York State Theater, New York City January 31–February 3 Fancy Free, choreographed in 1944, was Jerome Robbins's first ballet. It was made for the Ballet Theatre, of which the twenty-five- year-old ...
Sally Banes, Andrea Harris, 2007
3
Sweet Revenge
T. CHAPTER. 6. WASHINGTON. AWHIRL. WO DAYSAFTERTHEBRENT EXECUTIVES MET WITH EMILETAGRO,THESUCCESSION WASVIRTUALLY A FAIT ACCOMPLI, and the media lost no time in getting out the word. The latenews ...
Robert Lockwood, Jr., 2011
4
Billboard
AWHIRL. WITH. TEXAS. TORNADOS. Bell adds, with a Tornados concert at the movie premiere a possibility. But Sahm looks beyond the single soundtrack tie-in. "There's a whole bunch of new stuff on this thing," he says, singling out a cover ...
5
Postmodern philosophy and Christian thought
I. Awhirl Is King: The Homelessness of Postmodernity 'I get it. Zeus is dead, and now Awhirl is the new king." So exclaims the old farmer Strepsiades in Aristophanes' comic social commentary, The Clouds. Persuaded by Socrates that Zeus has ...
Merold Westphal, 1999
6
Nonlinear Dynamics in Human Behavior
The light itself is both emptiness and illumination, but the vortex of dust that gives it definition is awhirl with motion. In the following paragraphs I will try to show that consciousness is similarly awhirl with motion, both at the level of experience, ...
William H. Sulis, Allan Combs, 1996
7
Whiting Up: Whiteface Minstrels and Stage Europeans in ...
James Hannaham, “Zebra Lives: Sarah Jones—Awhirl in Race's Unstable Dance ,” Village Voice, January 5, 1999, 108. 97. The other key components of Ashe's triangular postsoul matrix are “the execution of an exploration of blackness” and ...
Marvin McAllister, 2011
8
Verses from the Central Jail
Then you sense the axis twirl within some twilight trip, Hoping that you're right as rain when morning comes, Earthbound a-spin atop the big blue carousel awhirl. Put into perspective everything is right or used to be, Or perhaps there is but one  ...
Héctor de la O., 2013
9
13 Children Favorite Novels Vol 2- Kidnapped Black Beauty ...
'We areon a lee shore,' Elzevir shouted; andI looked and knew what the white fringe was,and that weshould bein the breakersin halfan hour. What awhirl of windand wave and sea, what awhirl ofthought and wild conjecture! What wasthat land ...
Robert Louis Stevenson, Anna Sewell, Howard Pyle
10
Grandmas Don't Tilt-A-Whirl®
I went towards the Tilt-AWhirl® and Grandma followed me. I warned Grandma that the Tilt-AWhirl® spins and goes very fast, but she said that was okay with her We climbed up onto the ride and the carnival man helped Grandma in and locked  ...
Jeanette S. Eggers, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «AWHIRL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term awhirl is used in the context of the following news items.
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Editor's choice: nancy reisman's 'trompe l'oeil'
It is metaphor for an entire book awhirl with family memory and grief – for a dead child at least. Nancy Reisman is a gorgeous writer. There are ... «Buffalo News, Jul 15»
2
Balls of Steel
... in this artwork—on what she mistook for massive iron slabs at the Asian Paints stall during the India Art Fair in Delhi that set her mind awhirl. «Daily News & Analysis, Jul 15»
3
UJ students go to Italy
“Our heads were awhirl with visions of fabulous art, Roman ruins, gorgeous vistas, small hill towns, and medieval streets,” said Phyllis Bratton, ... «Jamestown Sun, Jun 15»
4
Ubisoft's ZombiU May Be Coming To Xbox One
Proving they are good for something other than banning every game with a spot of blood and an errant titty, they have the rumor mill awhirl with ... «Dread Central, Jun 15»
5
Waiting for the Gatekeepers
Articles about Amazon's passive/aggressive tactics affecting writers' careers were awhirl. I empathized with the authors, many of whom I'm fans ... «Huffington Post, Jun 15»
6
Where Walter Mitty meets Bharath Reddy
As the final over begins, Reddy's mind is awhirl: he senses that this could well be his last Test innings. A draw will ensure that he joins the ... «ESPNcricinfo.com, May 15»
7
Review: 'Night Music' charms at ACT, despite flaws
... Conservatory Theater staging makes you swoon over the magic of a midsummer night, the fleeting romance of petticoats and parasols awhirl. «Contra Costa Times, May 15»
8
AC/DC Want To Reunite Powderfinger, Silverchair, According To …
... kicking things off in Germany before making their way down under for stadium gigs this November and the rumour mill is awhirl on who will ... «Music Feeds, May 15»
9
REVIEW: The Merchant Of Venice, Shakespeare's Globe
He is confident and arrogant in equal measure, his calculating mind always awhirl. His friendship with Gratiano is particularly well observed but ... «British Theatre, May 15»
10
Schedule of A-Day 2015 events
The Loveliest Village on the Plains will be awhirl with activities today, with sports, music, food and activities sure to please everyone in the ... «Opelika Auburn News, Apr 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Awhirl [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/awhirl>. May 2024 ».
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