Whirl
verb
To spin or turn quickly in a circle.
The dancer whirled around the stage.
Often appears as...
- whirl around
- whirl quickly
noun
A fast spinning movement or a quick round of events.
He was caught in a whirl of emotions.
Often appears as...
- whirl of emotions
- whirl of activity
verb
To move or to take someone or something around fast and with lot of activity.
I was whirled into a busy schedule right on my first day of work.
Often appears as...
- whirl into activity
- whirl into busyness
noun
A pattern or a design that spins or twists.
The dress had a whirl pattern on it.
Often appears as...
- whirl pattern
- whirl design
verb
To spin or turn quickly in a circle.
The dancer whirled around the stage.
Often appears as...
- whirl around
- whirl quickly
noun
A fast spinning movement or a quick round of events.
He was caught in a whirl of emotions.
Often appears as...
- whirl of emotions
- whirl of activity
verb
To move or to take someone or something around fast and with lot of activity.
I was whirled into a busy schedule right on my first day of work.
Often appears as...
- whirl into activity
- whirl into busyness
noun
A pattern or a design that spins or twists.
The dress had a whirl pattern on it.
Often appears as...
- whirl pattern
- whirl design
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/3Sudden Movement
Use 'whirl' to describe a swift, often unexpected, spinning action in physical or metaphorical sense.
The leaves whirled in the wind.
Pro Tip 2/3Intense Emotion
'Whirl' conveys a sense of intense feeling when someone turns quickly, usually out of excitement or confusion.
She whirled towards him, face glowing with joy.
Pro Tip 3/3Fast Pacing
In narratives, 'whirl' can indicate rapid progression of events or actions, creating a dynamic scene.
The plot whirled to the climax, keeping readers on edge.
Pro Tip 1/3Sudden Movement
Use 'whirl' to describe a swift, often unexpected, spinning action in physical or metaphorical sense.
The leaves whirled in the wind.
Pro Tip 2/3Intense Emotion
'Whirl' conveys a sense of intense feeling when someone turns quickly, usually out of excitement or confusion.
She whirled towards him, face glowing with joy.
Pro Tip 3/3Fast Pacing
In narratives, 'whirl' can indicate rapid progression of events or actions, creating a dynamic scene.
The plot whirled to the climax, keeping readers on edge.
Pro Tip 1/3Sudden Movement
Use 'whirl' to describe a swift, often unexpected, spinning action in physical or metaphorical sense.
The leaves whirled in the wind.
Pro Tip 2/3Intense Emotion
'Whirl' conveys a sense of intense feeling when someone turns quickly, usually out of excitement or confusion.
She whirled towards him, face glowing with joy.
Pro Tip 3/3Fast Pacing
In narratives, 'whirl' can indicate rapid progression of events or actions, creating a dynamic scene.
The plot whirled to the climax, keeping readers on edge.
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The unheard story of...
and some kind of armor. And there's artillery, and artillery are archers, but, more importantly, slingers. And a slinger is someone who has a leather pouch with two long cords attached to it, and they put a projectile, either a rock or a lead ball, inside the pouch, and they whirl it around like this
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What's the definition of...
Consider definition itself. When we define, we use language to set borders around a thing that we've perceived in the whirling chaos of existence. We say what the thing means and fit that in a system of meanings. Chaos becomes cosmos. The universe is translated
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The story behind your...
or a child developing in the womb, or an electron whirling around an atom. At a time when so much is visible, how we see the world around us matters even more than what we see. Will we see a world where everything important has already been discovered?
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The politics of fiction...
We should get out of our cultural ghetto and go visit the next one and the next. In the end, stories move like whirling dervishes, drawing circles beyond circles. They connect all humanity, regardless of identity politics, and that is the good news.
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Turbulence: One of the...
even with a lot of information about the current state of a system. Another important characteristic of turbulence is the different scales of motion that these flows display. Turbulent flows have many differently-sized whirls called eddies,
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Heal your brain with...
virtual reality headset and using a joystick to navigate the frozen landscape exploring ice caves throwing snowballs at snowmen it sounds really simple but studies show that snow whirled reduces pain in the most severe
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Whale Shark PIPE National...
gills but dog snapper eggs aren't the only caviar these big mouse loved wheat kubera gather in deep water and form a cyclone that whirls toward the surface the female turns white to attract males
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Ancient Predator Had a...
white it had fewer fins and a narrower body don't get close to these blades they're four inches long and angled backwards new teeth pushed older ones deep into the whirling rotations in the
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The Sacrifice of Cassini...
when Saturn's northern spring began. Is it just me, or is this whirling hexagon at Saturn's north pole every bit as exotic as the fantasies our ancient ancestors had of these worlds?
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Amazing Bait Balls &...
coming and become a whirling tornado fishermen call it a bait ball
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The unheard story of...
and some kind of armor. And there's artillery, and artillery are archers, but, more importantly, slingers. And a slinger is someone who has a leather pouch with two long cords attached to it, and they put a projectile, either a rock or a lead ball, inside the pouch, and they whirl it around like this
Video examples
What's the definition of...
Consider definition itself. When we define, we use language to set borders around a thing that we've perceived in the whirling chaos of existence. We say what the thing means and fit that in a system of meanings. Chaos becomes cosmos. The universe is translated
Video examples
The story behind your...
or a child developing in the womb, or an electron whirling around an atom. At a time when so much is visible, how we see the world around us matters even more than what we see. Will we see a world where everything important has already been discovered?
Video examples
The politics of fiction...
We should get out of our cultural ghetto and go visit the next one and the next. In the end, stories move like whirling dervishes, drawing circles beyond circles. They connect all humanity, regardless of identity politics, and that is the good news.
Video examples
Turbulence: One of the...
even with a lot of information about the current state of a system. Another important characteristic of turbulence is the different scales of motion that these flows display. Turbulent flows have many differently-sized whirls called eddies,
Video examples
Heal your brain with...
virtual reality headset and using a joystick to navigate the frozen landscape exploring ice caves throwing snowballs at snowmen it sounds really simple but studies show that snow whirled reduces pain in the most severe
Video examples
Whale Shark PIPE National...
gills but dog snapper eggs aren't the only caviar these big mouse loved wheat kubera gather in deep water and form a cyclone that whirls toward the surface the female turns white to attract males
Video examples
Ancient Predator Had a...
white it had fewer fins and a narrower body don't get close to these blades they're four inches long and angled backwards new teeth pushed older ones deep into the whirling rotations in the
Video examples
The Sacrifice of Cassini...
when Saturn's northern spring began. Is it just me, or is this whirling hexagon at Saturn's north pole every bit as exotic as the fantasies our ancient ancestors had of these worlds?
Video examples
Amazing Bait Balls &...
coming and become a whirling tornado fishermen call it a bait ball
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Amelia Earhart
American Aviator
Aviation offered such fun as crossing the continent in planes large and small, trying the whirling rotors of an autogiro, making record flights. With these activities came opportunity to know women everywhere who shared my conviction that there is so much women can do in the modern world and should be permitted to do irrespective of their sex.
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Doug Stanton
American Journalist
When I look at Lake Michigan each July, I imagine the men of the Indianapolis visible on the horizon; dark heads, struggling arms, a cry and whirl of a world being remade. I feel an overwhelming sense of sadness, accompanied by a desire to yell out that they will be rescued.
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T. E. Lawrence
British Soldier
We lived many lives in those whirling campaigns, never sparing ourselves; yet when we achieved, and the new world dawned, the old men came out again and took our victory to re-make in the likeness of the former world they knew.
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Charles Stanley
American Clergyman
When we take our eyes off the whirl of day-to-day activity and concentrate on honoring Him and following in His way, we find a consistent peace that carries us through both plenty and poverty.
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Matthew Simpson
American Clergyman
Passing into practical life, illustrations of this fact are found everywhere; the distant, or the unseen, steadies and strengthens us against the rapid whirl of things around us.
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Sarah Kay
Educator
Most days it feels as if the world is whirling around me and I am standing still. In slow motion, I watch the colors blur; people and faces all become a massive wash.
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Florence Nightingale
English Activist
The greatest heroes are those who do their duty in the daily grind of domestic affairs whilst the world whirls as a maddening dreidel.
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Edward Carpenter
English Activist
IN April 1882 my father died; and I was at once whirled out of my land of dreams into a very different sphere.
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Kevin DeYoung
American Theologian
My life often feels like a whirling dervish of kids, writing, speaking, and pastoral ministry.
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Corrie Ten Boom
Dutch Author
Worry is a cycle of inefficient thoughts whirling around a center of fear.
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Amelia Earhart
American Aviator
Aviation offered such fun as crossing the continent in planes large and small, trying the whirling rotors of an autogiro, making record flights. With these activities came opportunity to know women everywhere who shared my conviction that there is so much women can do in the modern world and should be permitted to do irrespective of their sex.
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Doug Stanton
American Journalist
When I look at Lake Michigan each July, I imagine the men of the Indianapolis visible on the horizon; dark heads, struggling arms, a cry and whirl of a world being remade. I feel an overwhelming sense of sadness, accompanied by a desire to yell out that they will be rescued.
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T. E. Lawrence
British Soldier
We lived many lives in those whirling campaigns, never sparing ourselves; yet when we achieved, and the new world dawned, the old men came out again and took our victory to re-make in the likeness of the former world they knew.
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Charles Stanley
American Clergyman
When we take our eyes off the whirl of day-to-day activity and concentrate on honoring Him and following in His way, we find a consistent peace that carries us through both plenty and poverty.
Quote examples
Matthew Simpson
American Clergyman
Passing into practical life, illustrations of this fact are found everywhere; the distant, or the unseen, steadies and strengthens us against the rapid whirl of things around us.
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Sarah Kay
Educator
Most days it feels as if the world is whirling around me and I am standing still. In slow motion, I watch the colors blur; people and faces all become a massive wash.
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Florence Nightingale
English Activist
The greatest heroes are those who do their duty in the daily grind of domestic affairs whilst the world whirls as a maddening dreidel.
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Edward Carpenter
English Activist
IN April 1882 my father died; and I was at once whirled out of my land of dreams into a very different sphere.
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Kevin DeYoung
American Theologian
My life often feels like a whirling dervish of kids, writing, speaking, and pastoral ministry.
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Corrie Ten Boom
Dutch Author
Worry is a cycle of inefficient thoughts whirling around a center of fear.
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