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whirl |
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb whirl 1 of 5 senses of whirl Sense 4 spin, spin around whirl, reel, gyrate => whirligig Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb whirl 1 of 5 senses of whirl Sense 4 spin, spin around whirl, reel, gyrate => whirligig Entailment of verb whirl Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb whirl 5 senses of whirl Sense 1 twirl, swirl, twiddle, whirl => revolve, go around rotate Sense 2 whirl, birl, spin, twirl => rotate, circumvolve Sense 3 eddy, purl, whirlpool, swirl, whirl => run, flow, course Sense 4 spin, spin around whirl, reel, gyrate => revolve, go around rotate Sense 5 whirl, skirl, tumble, whirl around => move Familiarity of verb whirl whirl used as a verb is common (polysemy count = 5) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb whirl Sense 1 twirl, swirl, twiddle, whirl => revolve, go around rotate -------------- Sense 2 whirl, birl, spin, twirl => rotate, circumvolve -------------- Sense 3 eddy, purl, whirlpool, swirl, whirl => run, flow, course -------------- Sense 4 spin, spin around whirl, reel, gyrate => revolve, go around rotate -------------- Sense 5 whirl, skirl, tumble, whirl around => move -------------- Grep of noun whirl whirl whirler whirligig whirligig beetle whirling whirling dervish whirlpool whirlwind whirlybird Overview of noun whirl The noun whirl has 4 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) whirl, commotion -- (confused movement; "he was caught up in a whirl of work"; "a commotion of people fought for the exits") 2. whirl, swirl, vortex, convolution -- (the shape of something rotating rapidly) 3. crack, fling, go pass, whirl, offer -- (a usually brief attempt; "he took a crack at it"; "I gave it a whirl") 4. spin, twirl, twist, twisting, whirl -- (the act of rotating rapidly; "he gave the crank a spin"; "it broke off after much twisting") Overview of verb whirl The verb whirl has 5 senses (first 4 from tagged texts) 1. (6) twirl, swirl, twiddle, whirl -- (turn in a twisting or spinning motion; "The leaves swirled in the autumn wind") 2. (2) whirl, birl, spin, twirl -- (cause to spin; "spin a coin") 3. (1) eddy, purl, whirlpool, swirl, whirl -- (flow in a circular current, of liquids) 4. (1) spin, spin around whirl, reel, gyrate -- (revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis; "The dervishes whirl around and around without getting dizzy") 5. whirl, skirl, tumble, whirl around -- (fly around as of paper on the sidewalk, or clothes in a dryer, or rising smoke in the wind) Grep of adj whirl whirling Overview of noun whirl The noun whirl has 4 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) whirl, commotion -- (confused movement; "he was caught up in a whirl of work"; "a commotion of people fought for the exits") 2. whirl, swirl, vortex, convolution -- (the shape of something rotating rapidly) 3. crack, fling, go pass, whirl, offer -- (a usually brief attempt; "he took a crack at it"; "I gave it a whirl") 4. spin, twirl, twist, twisting, whirl -- (the act of rotating rapidly; "he gave the crank a spin"; "it broke off after much twisting") Overview of verb whirl The verb whirl has 5 senses (first 4 from tagged texts) 1. (6) twirl, swirl, twiddle, whirl -- (turn in a twisting or spinning motion; "The leaves swirled in the autumn wind") 2. (2) whirl, birl, spin, twirl -- (cause to spin; "spin a coin") 3. (1) eddy, purl, whirlpool, swirl, whirl -- (flow in a circular current, of liquids) 4. (1) spin, spin around whirl, reel, gyrate -- (revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis; "The dervishes whirl around and around without getting dizzy") 5. whirl, skirl, tumble, whirl around -- (fly around as of paper on the sidewalk, or clothes in a dryer, or rising smoke in the wind)
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