Antonyms for whirl

Grammar : Noun, verb

Spell : hwurl, wurl

Phonetic Transcription : ʰwɜrl, wɜrl

Definition of whirl

Origin : late 13c., probably from Old Norse hvirfla "to go round, spin," related to hvirfill "circle, ring, crown," and to Old English hweorfan "to turn" (see whir). Related: Whirled; whirling. Whirlybird "helicopter" is from 1951.

noun spin, revolution
noun commotion, confusion
noun attempt
verb spin around

Example sentences :

He tossed my hand from him with a whirl, that pained my very shoulder.
Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 2 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson

He caught him around the waist in his strong arms to whirl him to the ground.
Extract from : « Buried Cities, Part 2 » by Jennie Hall

All the while my head was in a whirl and my heart beat so loud I thought she must have heard it.
Extract from : « The Green Satin Gown » by Laura E. Richards

Say, whence is the voice that when anger is burning, Bids the whirl of the tempest to cease?
Extract from : « Graded Poetry: Second Year » by Various

He could turn and whirl swiftly enough, but White Fang was never there.
Extract from : « White Fang » by Jack London

I have little fancy for the whirl of society, and none for the jostle of politics.
Extract from : « The Prisoner of Zenda » by Anthony Hope

His own thoughts were in a whirl, too confused with emotion for clear thinking.
Extract from : « Two Thousand Miles Below » by Charles Willard Diffin

"Yes," she answered, her brain in a whirl, not knowing what she said.
Extract from : « Nana, The Miller's Daughter, Captain Burle, Death of Olivier Becaille » by Emile Zola

His brain was still in a whirl, and he wanted a little longer.
Extract from : « Howards End » by E. M. Forster

With all the whirl and the crowds and the glorious excitement.
Extract from : « Cap'n Warren's Wards » by Joseph C. Lincoln

Synonyms for whirl

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