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whirled |
1 definition found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Whirl \Whirl\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Whirled}; p. pr & vb n. {Whirling}.] [OE. whirlen, probably from the Scand.; cf Icel. & Sw hvirfla Dan. hvirvle akin to D. wervelen G. wirbeln freq. of the verb seen in Icel. hverfa to turn. [root]16. See {Wharf}, and cf {Warble}, {Whorl}.] 1. To turn round rapidly; to cause to rotate with velocity; to make to revolve. He whirls his sword around without delay. --Dryden. 2. To remove or carry quickly with or as with a revolving motion; to snatch; to harry. --Chaucer. See see the chariot, and those rushing wheels, That whirled the prophet up at Chebar flood. --Milton. The passionate heart of the poet is whirl'd into folly. --Tennyson.
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