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whirling |
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 whirling whirling whirling dervish Overview of noun whirling The noun whirling has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts) 1. gyration, whirling -- (the act of rotating in a circle or spiral) 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) Overview of adj whirling The adj whirling has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) whirling, swirling -- (moving or driven rapidly in a rotary or twisting motion; "a tornado's whirling winds"; "swirling currents") 2. spinning, whirling -- (rotating rapidly about an axis; "a spinning top"; "the whirling dance of the Dervish") Antonyms of adj whirling 2 senses of whirling Sense 1 whirling, swirling INDIRECT (VIA moving) -> nonmoving, unmoving Sense 2 spinning, whirling INDIRECT (VIA moving) -> nonmoving, unmoving Similarity of adj whirling 2 senses of whirling Sense 1 whirling, swirling => moving (vs. nonmoving) Sense 2 spinning, whirling => moving (vs. nonmoving) Attributes of adj whirling Familiarity of adj whirling whirling used as an adjective is rare (polysemy count = 2) Grep of adj whirling whirling Overview of noun whirling The noun whirling has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts) 1. gyration, whirling -- (the act of rotating in a circle or spiral) 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) Overview of adj whirling The adj whirling has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) whirling, swirling -- (moving or driven rapidly in a rotary or twisting motion; "a tornado's whirling winds"; "swirling currents") 2. spinning, whirling -- (rotating rapidly about an axis; "a spinning top"; "the whirling dance of the Dervish")
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