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Synonyms for whirl
| Grammar : Noun, verb |
| Spell : hwurl, wurl |
| Phonetic Transcription : ʰwɜrl, wɜrl |
Top 10 synonyms for whirl Other synonyms for the word whirl
- ado
- agitation
- bash
- bustle
- circle
- circuit
- circulation
- circumvolution
- crack
- daze
- dither
- eddy
- fling
- fluster
- flutter
- furor
- fuss
- go
- gyration
- gyre
- hubbub
- hurly-burly
- hurry
- merry-go-round
- moil
- pirouette
- pop
- pother
- purl
- reel
- roll
- rotation
- round
- ruction
- rush
- series
- shot
- slap
- spin
- stab
- stir
- storm
- succession
- surge
- swoosh
- tempest
- try
- turbulence
- turn
- turn around
- twirl
- twist
- uproar
- whack
- wheel
- whir
- whirlpool
Définition 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
- 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
Antonyms for whirl
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