whirl

[ hwurl, wurl ]
/ ʰwɜrl, wɜrl /

verb (used without object)

verb (used with object)

noun

Origin of whirl

1250–1300; Middle English whirlen < Old Norse hvirfla to whirl, akin to Old English hwyrflung turning, revolving, hwyrfel circuit; see whorl

OTHER WORDS FROM whirl

whirl·er, noun whirl·ing·ly, adverb out·whirl, verb (used with object) un·whirled, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for whirl

whirl
/ (wɜːl) /

verb

noun

Derived forms of whirl

whirler, noun whirling, adjective whirlingly, adverb

Word Origin for whirl

C13: from Old Norse hvirfla to turn about; related to Old High German wirbil whirlwind

Idioms and Phrases with whirl

whirl

see give something a whirl.