whirl
To rotate, revolve, spin or turn rapidlyTo rotate, revolve, spin or turn rapidly.
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» Let's give it a whirl.
Versuchen wir's! — Manfredo
Probieren wir’s mal aus! — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Давай попробуем. — sharptoothed
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By meaning 2
Examples
25 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
Meaning
4 senses(intransitive)To rotate, revolve, spin or turn rapidly.
The dancer whirled across the stage, stopped, and whirled around to face the audience.
wirbeln
вертетьсяvertetʹsja, кружи́тьсяkružítʹsja
(transitive)To make something or someone whirl.
The dancer whirled his partner round on her toes.
wirbeln, schnell drehen, im Kreise drehen
(intransitive)To have a sensation of spinning or reeling.
My head is whirling after all that drink.
(transitive)To remove or carry quickly with, or as with, a revolving motion; to snatch.
- turn in a twisting or spinning motion
- cause to spin
- flow in a circular current, of liquids
- revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis
Origin
From Middle English whirlen, contracted from earlier *whirvelen, *whervelen, possibly fromFrom Middle English whirlen, contracted from earlier *whirvelen, *whervelen, possibly from Old English *hwyrflian, *hweorflian (attested in hwirflung, hwerflung (“change, vicissitude”)), frequentative form of Old English hweorfan (“to turn”), itself from Proto-West Germanic *hwerban, from Proto-Germanic *hwerbaną (“to turn”); or perhaps from Old Norse hvirfla (“to go round, spin”). Cognate with Dutch wervelen (“to whirl, swirl”), German wirbeln (“to whirl, swirl”), Danish hvirvle (“to whirl”), Swedish virvla (older spelling hvirfla), Albanian vorbull (“a whirl”). Related to whirr and wharve.
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Forms
whirls, whirling, whirled, whirledTenses
whirl · whirled · will whirl · have whirledSynonyms
14 synonymsWord family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
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