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Most days it feels as if the world is whirling around me and I am standing still. In slow motion, I watch the colors blur; people and faces all become a massive wash.
Sarah Kay

Meaning of "whirling" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF WHIRLING

whirling  [ˈwɜːlɪŋ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF WHIRLING

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Whirling is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES WHIRLING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of whirling in the English dictionary

The definition of whirling in the dictionary is spinning, turning, or revolving rapidly.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH WHIRLING


appealing
əˈpiːlɪŋ
calling
ˈkɔːlɪŋ
ceiling
ˈsiːlɪŋ
cooling
ˈkuːlɪŋ
curling
ˈkɜːlɪŋ
darling
ˈdɑːlɪŋ
dealing
ˈdiːlɪŋ
Eurosterling
ˈjʊərəʊˌstɜːlɪŋ
falling
ˈfɔːlɪŋ
feeling
ˈfiːlɪŋ
healing
ˈhiːlɪŋ
herling
ˈhɜːlɪŋ
hirling
ˈhɜːlɪŋ
hurling
ˈhɜːlɪŋ
merling
ˈmɜːlɪŋ
ruling
ˈruːlɪŋ
starling
ˈstɑːlɪŋ
sterling
ˈstɜːlɪŋ
Stirling
ˈstɜːlɪŋ
swirling
ˈswɜːlɪŋ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE WHIRLING

whir
whirl
whirlabout
whirlbat
whirlblast
whirler
whirligig
whirligig beetle
whirling dervish
whirlingly
whirlpool
whirlpool bath
whirlwind
whirly
whirlybird
whirr
whirred
whirret
whirring
whirry

WORDS THAT END LIKE WHIRLING

bitterling
carling
daughterling
dearling
easterling
fingerling
fosterling
handling
harling
marling
morling
pound sterling
sanderling
shearling
snarling
sparling
steerling
toe-curling
underling
warling
yearling

Synonyms and antonyms of whirling in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «WHIRLING»

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

Translation of «whirling» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF WHIRLING

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

Translator English - Chinese

婆娑
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

girando
570 millions of speakers

English

whirling
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

चक्करदार
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الإلتفاف
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

вихревая
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

rodopiando
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ঘুরণ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

tournoiement
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Berpusing
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

wirbelnden
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

回転する
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

소용돌이
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Whirling
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

xoắn
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வீணான
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

वावटळ
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

dönen
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

vorticoso
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

wirujące
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

вихрова
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

învolburat
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

στροβιλίζεται
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

swaai
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

virvlande
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

hvirvlende
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of whirling

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «WHIRLING»

The term «whirling» is quite widely used and occupies the 46.739 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «WHIRLING» OVER TIME

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

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3 QUOTES WITH «WHIRLING»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word whirling.
1
Corrie Ten Boom
Worry is a cycle of inefficient thoughts whirling around a center of fear.
2
Sarah Kay
Most days it feels as if the world is whirling around me and I am standing still. In slow motion, I watch the colors blur; people and faces all become a massive wash.
3
Scott Weiland
I want a performance style that's more cerebral and emotional than physical. I want to be a creative artist, not a whirling dervish.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WHIRLING»

Discover the use of whirling in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to whirling and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Mrs. Pollifax and the Whirling Dervish
Masquerading as the aunt of an inept CIA agent in order to keep an eye on him, Mrs. Pollifax sees her mission go up in smoke when the informants the agent is after begin to turn up murdered
Dorothy Gilman, 1991
2
Whirling
Whirling is a new collection of poems by Chris Wallace-Crabbe, who is much-traveled, and read, and admired equally in America, Britain, and his home country, Australia.
Chris Wallace-Crabbe, 1998
3
The Whirling Dervishes: Being an Account of the Sufi Order ...
A popular account--full of large bandw photographs--of the most famous of the Sufi dancing sects, founded in the 13th century by the mystical poet known in the west as Rumi.
Shems Friedlander, Nezih Uzel, 1992
4
The Whirling Circles of Ba Gua Zhang: The Art and Legends of ...
"Relates the history & legends of ba gua zhang, has detailed basic training, step-by-step practice of both open-hand and weapons forms, new translations of ba gua zhang classics, and an explanation of circle walking as a moving exploration ...
Frank Allen, Tina Chunna Zhang, 2007
5
Tales of the Whirling Rainbow: Authentic Myths & Mysteries ...
Veteran journalist Steven McFadden has added new chapters and photographs to his expanded, 2nd edition ebook on the evolving multicultural stories related to the end of the Mayan Calendar on December 21, 2012.
Steven McFadden, 2010
6
Watchers of the Whirling Forest: The Unicorn Series
Watcher, a young Unicorn, watches the odds begin to stack up against him.
Anthony Marino, 2013
7
Whirling Backward Into the World: Poems
They range from dealing with outrage over our lust to make war through regret at botched relationships, to love for Noreen--my wife of 18 years--to the underlying belief that a higher power loves me."--Michael Scofield.
Michael Scofield, 2006
8
Rumi: Whirling Dervish
Presents a life of the thirteenth-century Sufi poet, describing his youth in Afghanistan and Turkey, the importance of the three years he spent with his spiritual teacher, his poetry, and his final transformation into a mystic.
‎2009
9
Refuge of Whirling Light
This is the terrain of wind, singing frogs, storms, and changing light, of risk and silence and sexual desire, of that which is both wild and holy. I love the 'unbounded, gutsy weather' of these poems.
Mary Beath, 2007
10
Whirling Around: Helicopters Then and Now
A simple introduction to helicopters both past and present.
Steven Otfinoski, Paul Otfinoski, 1998

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WHIRLING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term whirling is used in the context of the following news items.
1
First case of whirling disease found in NC trout
FOSCOE, N.C. – For the first time since the trout-killing whirling disease was found in fish in the United States, it has hit the waters of North Carolina, which has ... «Greenville News, Jul 15»
2
Authorities discover whirling disease in trout in Watauga River
Whirling disease, a disorder affecting trout, has been confirmed in rainbow trout collected from the Watauga River near the Foscoe community in southwestern ... «Winston-Salem Journal, Jul 15»
3
Whirling Disease Found in Watauga River Rainbow Trout
FOSCOE, N.C. – Whirling disease, a disorder affecting trout, has been confirmed in rainbow trout collected from Watauga River near Foscoe in Watauga County ... «Stanly News & Press, Jul 15»
4
Little Saigon's entertainment mogul: A 'whirling tornado' who started …
Marie To heads the world's biggest Vietnamese-language entertainment company, Thúy Nga, based in Westminster. This year she put together the 114th edition ... «OCRegister, Jul 15»
5
The whirling dervishes of Cairo
CAIRO (AP) — Many visitors to Cairo are familiar with the whirling dervishes — the stylized spinning dancers who perform across the city at cultural centers, ... «Baltimore Sun, Jun 15»
6
Local rainbow trout recovering from disease outbreak
The disease deforms the spine of young fish, causing them to swim in a whirling pattern. They die shortly after they're infected. Officials say the disease was ... «9NEWS.com, Jun 15»
7
'Whirling disease' suspected of killing fish in Sound
A viral "whirling disease'' is believed to be the chief suspect in the die-off, said Mark Alexander, supervising fisheries biologist for the state Department of Energy ... «CT Post, May 15»
8
DEEP investigating large fish kill over the Memorial Day Weekend
Another cause is a viral “whirling” disease which spreads rapidly through the school. In late stages of the disease, fish are commonly seen spinning or whirling at ... «FOX CT, May 15»
9
EXSYS offers thread whirl toolholder
San Antonio, Florida – Designed for single-spindle Swiss screw machines, the latest thread whirling toolholder from Exsys Tool Inc. productively machines ... «Aerospace Manufacturing and Design, May 15»
10
To the spirit of Whirling Thunder
YORK – When Paul “Whirling Thunder” Bullock died at 81 years old a little more than a year ago, more than 1,600 people attended his funeral – many of them ... «Seacoastonline.com, May 15»

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