whirling
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3.4
- noun
- /ˈwɜr.lɪŋ/
:
giro
- She found herself caught in a whirling of emotions as she prepared for the big day.
- whirling dervish
- whirling dance
- whirling blades
Examples
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If I do not move, perhaps the whirling will not begin.
Fiction book (2002) -
We're by this abandoned aircraft on a black beach with this whirling snow around.
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Her hair blew in her face as a draft of cold air sent the curtain whirling.
Fiction book (1992) -
Night began to drift over the land as the snow came down in whirling spirals, obscuring her view of the country.
Fiction book (1992) -
Hundreds of extras, colourful costumes, trained trapeze artists performed on whirling wheels of fire.
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As the whirling rotors fluttered to a stop, Trout and Morales got out.
Fiction book (1999) -
Rebecca smiled at the small, sixty-year-old whirling dervish of a woman who had worked in the drugstore for nearly forty years.
Fiction book (2001) -
Blue drifts of woodsmoke gusted in whirling eddies from the P4 hearthroom and kitchenhouses.
Fiction book (1993) -
The whirling of the leaves in the wind created a beautiful dance around the trees.
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The performers amazed the audience with their skillful whirling of colorful ribbons in the air.
Synonyms
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1.1
A quick turning movement of an object or person
54
2.8
Turning around a central point, for example the Earth spinning once
22
2.5
A change of direction in a road or path
15
2.7
A quick spin or turn
12
3.7
A fast spinning movement that turns in circles
2
7.8
A repeated movement in a circle or spiral
Something that winds around a center like a snail shell
Compounds
- Specialized
A device with a spinning disk used in physics experiments with weights and pulleys
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Etymology
Whirling comes from an old English word meaning 'to turn' or 'to twist', and it is the same root behind the everyday words whirl and whirlwind. So whirling describes a quick circular or spiral movement, like something spinning around.