Word Definitions & Examples
noun
Sense 1
"he was caught up in a whirl of work"
"a commotion of people fought for the exits"
noun
Sense 2
Type of:
round shape
verb
Sense 3
fly around
"The clothes tumbled in the dryer"
"rising smoke whirled in the air"
Type of:
move
Derived:
commotion
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something to somebody
verb
Sense 4
"spin a coin"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb
Sense 5
"The dervishes whirl around and around without getting dizzy"
Kinds of:
whirligig
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something to somebody
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
verb
Sense 6
"The leaves swirled in the autumn wind"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something to somebody
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
noun
Sense 7
"he gave the crank a spin"
"it broke off after much twisting"
noun
Sense 8
"he took a crack at it"
"I gave it a whirl"
Semantic Complexity
72%
Sense Count
9
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
60
Times Searched
3
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