Whirl (Noun)
Meaning 1
Confused movement; "he was caught up in a whirl of work"; "a commotion of people fought for the exits".
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Nouns denoting natural events.
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Meaning 2
The act of rotating rapidly; "he gave the crank a spin"; "it broke off after much twisting".
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Nouns denoting acts or actions.
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Meaning 3
A usually brief attempt; "he took a crack at it"; "I gave it a whirl".
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Nouns denoting acts or actions.
Examples
- I gave it a whirl, but I didn't quite master the recipe.
- She took a whirl at painting, but it wasn't her thing.
- He decided to give rock climbing a whirl and loved it.
- I'm not sure I'm any good at this, but I'll give it a whirl.
- The kids gave the new roller coaster a whirl and screamed with delight.
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Meaning 4
The shape of something rotating rapidly.
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Nouns denoting two and three dimensional shapes.