whirl
An act of whirlingAn act of whirling.
» Let's give it a whirl.
Versuchen wir's! — Manfredo
Probieren wir’s mal aus! — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Давай попробуем. — sharptoothed
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6 sensesAn act of whirling.
She gave the top a whirl and it spun across the floor.
Wirbeln, Wirbel
the act of rotating rapidly
Something that whirls, such as a whirlwind.
A confused tumult.
Trubel, Durcheinander
confused movement
A rapid series of events.
My life is one social whirl.
Strudel
Dizziness or giddiness.
My mind was in a whirl.
Taumel, Gewirbel, Schwindel
(idiomatic, informal)A brief experiment or trial.
OK, let's give it a whirl.
Versuch, Chance
a usually brief attempt
Examples
26 sentencesLet's give it a whirl.
ruДавай попробуем. — sharptoothed
deVersuchen wir's! — Manfredo
I'll give it a whirl.
ruЯ попытаюсь. — marafon
Give it a whirl.
ruСделай попытку. — odexed
The dancer whirled around the hall.
deDer Tänzer wirbelte durch die Halle. — Tamy
The children whirled about the garden.
Translations
1 languagesBy meaning 5
Origin
From Middle English whirl, wherwille, whorwhil, wervel, from Old English hwirfel, hwyrfelFrom Middle English whirl, wherwille, whorwhil, wervel, from Old English hwirfel, hwyrfel (“whirlpool”), from Proto-West Germanic *hwirbil, from Proto-Germanic *hwirbilaz, *hwarbilaz (“swirl, whirl, whirlpool”), equivalent to wharve + -el; and also Old Norse hvirfill (“ring, circle, crown”), whence Danish hvirvel (“cowlick”), Dutch werveling (“whirling, vortex”), German Low German Warvel (“whirl, whirlpool”), German Wirbel (“whirl, whirlpool”).
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