English
Pronunciation
(UK): IPA|/w��l/, SAMPA|/w3:l/ or IPA|/��:l/, SAMPA|/W3:l/ (in Scottish English and some English accents)
(US): AHD|wûrl, IPA|/w�l/, SAMPA|/w3`l/ or AHD|hwûrl, IPA|/��l/, SAMPA|/W3:`l/ (in Scottish English and some English accents)
rhymes|��(r)l

Homophones
whorl
Category:English homophones

Verb
en-verb

1. intransitive To rotate, revolve, spin or turn rapidly.

#:The dancer whirled across the stage, stopped, and whirled around to face the audience.

1. intransitive To have a sensation of spinning or reeling.

#:My head is whirling after all that drink.

1. transitive To make something or someone whirl.

#:The dancer whirled his partner round on her toes.

Noun
en-noun

#An act of whirling.
#:She gave the top a whirl and it spun across the floor.
#Something that whirls.
#A confused tumult.
#A rapid series of events
#:My life is one social whirl.
#Dizziness or giddiness.

1. {{context|usually following �give�) A brief experiment or trial.

#:OK, let's give it a whirl.

Derived terms
whirligig
whirlpool

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