Meaning of "whirl" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD WHIRL

From Old Norse hvirfla to turn about; related to Old High German wirbil whirlwind.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF WHIRL

whirl  [wɜːl]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF WHIRL

Whirl is a verb and can also act as a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb whirl in English.

WHAT DOES WHIRL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of whirl in the English dictionary

The first definition of whirl in the dictionary is to spin, turn, or revolve or cause to spin, turn, or revolve. Other definition of whirl is to turn around or away rapidly. Whirl is also to have a spinning sensation, as from dizziness, etc.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO WHIRL

PRESENT

Present

I whirl

you whirl

he/she/it whirls

we whirl

you whirl

they whirl

Present continuous

I am whirling

you are whirling

he/she/it is whirling

we are whirling

you are whirling

they are whirling

Present perfect

I have whirled

you have whirled

he/she/it has whirled

we have whirled

you have whirled

they have whirled

Present perfect continuous

I have been whirling

you have been whirling

he/she/it has been whirling

we have been whirling

you have been whirling

they have been whirling

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I whirled

you whirled

he/she/it whirled

we whirled

you whirled

they whirled

Past continuous

I was whirling

you were whirling

he/she/it was whirling

we were whirling

you were whirling

they were whirling

Past perfect

I had whirled

you had whirled

he/she/it had whirled

we had whirled

you had whirled

they had whirled

Past perfect continuous

I had been whirling

you had been whirling

he/she/it had been whirling

we had been whirling

you had been whirling

they had been whirling

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will whirl

you will whirl

he/she/it will whirl

we will whirl

you will whirl

they will whirl

Future continuous

I will be whirling

you will be whirling

he/she/it will be whirling

we will be whirling

you will be whirling

they will be whirling

Future perfect

I will have whirled

you will have whirled

he/she/it will have whirled

we will have whirled

you will have whirled

they will have whirled

Future perfect continuous

I will have been whirling

you will have been whirling

he/she/it will have been whirling

we will have been whirling

you will have been whirling

they will have been whirling

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would whirl

you would whirl

he/she/it would whirl

we would whirl

you would whirl

they would whirl

Conditional continuous

I would be whirling

you would be whirling

he/she/it would be whirling

we would be whirling

you would be whirling

they would be whirling

Conditional perfect

I would have whirl

you would have whirl

he/she/it would have whirl

we would have whirl

you would have whirl

they would have whirl

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been whirling

you would have been whirling

he/she/it would have been whirling

we would have been whirling

you would have been whirling

they would have been whirling

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you whirl
we let´s whirl
you whirl

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to whirl

Past participle

whirled

Present Participle

whirling

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «WHIRL»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «whirl» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of whirl

agitation · birl · bustle · circle · commotion · confusion · daze · dither · flurry · giddiness · go round · gyrate · gyration · hurly-burly · merry-go-round · pirouette · pivot · reel · revolution · revolve · roll · rotate · rotation · round · series · spin · stir · succession · swim · swirl · tumult · turn · twirl · twist · wheel

TRANSLATION OF WHIRL

Find out the translation of whirl to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of whirl from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «whirl» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 快速旋转
• Translator English - Spanish: dar vueltas
• English: whirl
• Translator English - Hindi: चक्कर
• Translator English - Arabic: دوامة
• Translator English - Russian: вихрь
• Translator English - Portuguese: fazer girar
• Translator English - Bengali: দ্রুত আবর্তন
• Translator English - French: virevolter
• Translator English - Malay: Berputar
• Translator English - German: wirbeln
• Translator English - Japanese: ぐるぐる回す/ぐるぐる回る
• Translator English - Korean: 빙빙 돌리다
• Translator English - Javanese: Whirl
• Translator English - Vietnamese: sự xoay
• Translator English - Tamil: சுழலு
• Translator English - Marathi: वावटळ
• Translator English - Turkish: koşuşturma
• Translator English - Italian: girarsi di scatto
• Translator English - Polish: wir
• Translator English - Ukrainian: вихор
• Translator English - Romanian: vârtej
• Translator English - Greek: δίνη
• Translator English - Afrikaans: dwarreling
• Translator English - Swedish: virvel
• Translator English - Norwegian: virvel

3 QUOTES WITH «WHIRL»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word whirl.

1

Allan Carr

I was at college doing performing arts, and just spending all my time mucking about, and the lecturers thought I would be pretty good at stand-up, so I gave it a whirl.

2

Ronnie Dunn

What a fine line there is between artistry and insanity. There's no formula for it, and I think a lot of people when they're around you - even those closest to you - when you're in that whirl of creativity and you're grabbing those things out of the air, there's no rational process.

3

Matthew Simpson

Passing into practical life, illustrations of this fact are found everywhere; the distant, or the unseen, steadies and strengthens us against the rapid whirl of things around us.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WHIRL»

Discover the use of whirl in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to whirl and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Whirl of the Wheel

Whirl of the Wheel pulls feisty Connie, her brother Charlie-Mouse, and school pest Malcolm into dangers on the homefront and towards a military secret that will save their home from demolition.

Catherine Condie, 2010

Tilt a Whirl

Having recently joined the Sea Haven police department after his tour of duty in Iraq, former MP John Ceepak investigates the murder of a billionaire real estate tycoon at a seedy amusement park, a case that is complicated by an undedicated ...

Chris Grabenstein, 2005

Whirl is King: Poems from a Life List

Whirl is King features Galvin's hallmark descriptive powers and verbal music on full display and demonstrates his talent as a contemporary poet.

Brendan Galvin, 2008

Windy city whirl

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Penn Mullin, 1992

Toss and Whirl and Pass

From highly acclaimed author Shawn Stewart Ruff comes a fearless new novel set in New York City two weeks into the nightmare of the World Trade Center s destruction.

Shawn Stewart Ruff, 2010

Handbook of Turbomachinery

this graph is quite simple; however, it is presented here to introduce the concept as a forerunner of whirl speed maps for more complicated systems. For the case of a Laval-Jeffcott rotor in translation only, two natural frequencies of whirl exist.

Earl Logan, Jr., 2003

Bearing Design in Machinery: Engineering Tribology and ...

In addition, under dynamic loads, the low stiffness of the hydrodynamic bearings can result in dynamic instability, referred to as bearing whirl. It is important to prevent bearing whirl, which often causes bearing failure. It is possible to ...

Avraham Harnoy, 2002

Please Get Off the Tilt-A-Whirl

No. Magic. Answers. In our county, at the age of 14, to be placed in the most appropriate setting, mentally challenged students automatically move to the high school facility regardless of academic achievements. The first year there Monte was ...

Barbara Foster Williams, 2004

Grandmas Don't Tilt-A-Whirl®

Jeanette S. Eggers. Grandmas Oon't Tilt-A-Whirl by Jeanette S. Eggers Illustrated by B.J. Miller ® AuthorHouse 1663 Liberty Drive Bloomington, IN 47403 www. authorhouse.com Phone: [phone].

Jeanette S. Eggers, 2009

Whirl Away: Stories

These are people who discover their anchor-chain has broken: characters safe in the world of self-deception or even selfdelusion, forced to face the fact that their main line of defense has become their greatest weakness.

Russell Wangersky, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WHIRL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term whirl is used in the context of the following news items.

Tilt-A-Whirl comes home to Faribault

FARIBAULT, Minn. - One of the things that makes the small cities special are the old school manners. That and the locals sure do show up when an old friend ... «KARE, Jun 15»

Riemenschneider's Art-a-Whirl 2015 live music crib sheet

For better or worse, Art-a-Whirl has turned into a small-scale, even more heavily bearded and beery version of Austin's South by Southwest Music Conference, ... «Minneapolis Star Tribune, May 15»

Art-A-Whirl 2015: What to hear, eat and drink at 11 block parties

Music: In its third year at AAW, Northeast brewery and taproom 612Brew hosts 13 music acts for two days on an outdoor amphitheater, with highlights including ... «vita.mn, May 15»

Double shot of sweetness: Art-a-Whirl hits northeast Minneapolis …

Then, fueled by a sugar high, head straight to northeast Minneapolis, where more than 500 artists are throwing open their studios for the 20th annual Art-a-Whirl, ... «Minneapolis Star Tribune, May 15»

Wet'n'Wild Hawaii makes a splash with the Waimea Whirl

It's Wet'n'Wild Wednesday on Living808! Kanoe Gibson dove into the water park's latest ride, the Waimea Whirl. General Manager Jerry Papillo said the ride was ... «KHON2, May 15»

Art-A-Whirl to screen short films; Davina & The Vagabonds, Charlie …

Among the zillions of things to do at this weekend's Art-A-Whirl is a Short Film Showcase at Casket Cinema, an underground micro-cinema in the Casket Arts ... «MinnPost, May 15»

VIDEO: Wet'N'Wild debuts Waimea Whirl

“We're so excited the Waimea Whirl is open,” said Wet'N'Wild general ... The Waimea Whirl makes its public debut at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, following a VIP ... «Honolulu Pulse, May 15»

Chicago Zoological Soceity Hosts 34th Annual Whirl at Brookfield Zoo

Proceeds from this year's Whirl will support the animals at Brookfield Zoo, as well as the Chicago Zoological Society's conservation and education programs. «Patch.com, Mar 15»

Whirl-a-Style to Expand to Service Federal Agencies, Will Seek GSA

MINNEAPOLIS, Feb. 25, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- LJL, Inc., manufacturers of Whirl-a-Style hair products, announced plans today to expand sales of their ... «PR Newswire, Feb 15»

A quiet force in Lincoln, Maggie Whirl changed lives

Maggie Whirl made a difference to hundreds of Lincoln families as a family service worker for Lincoln Action Program, and before that at Lincoln Public Schools. «Lincoln Journal Star, Feb 15»