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Whirs vs. Whirl — What's the Difference?

Whirs vs. Whirl — What's the Difference?

Difference Between Whirs and Whirl

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Whirs

To produce a vibrating or buzzing sound or move while making such a sound
The fan whirred in the window. A bee whirred past my ear.

Whirl

Move or cause to move rapidly round and round
Leaves whirled in eddies of wind
I whirled her round the dance hall

Whirs

To cause to make or move with such a sound
"She whirred the wheel of the sewing-machine round and round" (Virginia Woolf).

Whirl

A rapid movement round and round.

Whirs

A sound of buzzing or vibration
The whir of turning wheels.
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Whirl

A specified kind of sweet or biscuit with a spiral shape
A hazelnut whirl

Whirs

Plural of whir

Whirl

To rotate rapidly about a center or an axis; spin.

Whirl

To move while rotating or turning about
The dancer whirled across the stage.

Whirl

To turn rapidly, changing direction; wheel
She whirled around to face him.

Whirl

To have the sensation of spinning; reel
My head is whirling with data.

Whirl

To cause to rotate or turn rapidly
Whirl a baton.

Whirl

To cause to move with a spinning motion
Whirled the ball up into the air.

Whirl

To drive at high speed
Whirled the motorcycle around the corner.

Whirl

(Obsolete) To hurl.

Whirl

The act of rotating or revolving rapidly.

Whirl

Something, such as a cloud of dust, that whirls or is whirled.

Whirl

A state of confusion; a tumult
The press room was in a whirl.

Whirl

A swift succession or round of events
The social whirl.

Whirl

A state of mental confusion or giddiness; dizziness
My head is in a whirl.

Whirl

(Informal) A short trip or ride.

Whirl

(Informal) A brief or experimental try
Let's give the plan a whirl.

Whirl

(intransitive) To rotate, revolve, spin or turn rapidly.
The dancer whirled across the stage, stopped, and whirled around to face the audience.

Whirl

(intransitive) To have a sensation of spinning or reeling.
My head is whirling after all that drink.

Whirl

(transitive) To make something or someone whirl.
The dancer whirled his partner round on her toes.

Whirl

(transitive) To remove or carry quickly with, or as with, a revolving motion; to snatch.

Whirl

An act of whirling.
She gave the top a whirl and it spun across the floor.

Whirl

Something that whirls.

Whirl

A confused tumult.

Whirl

A rapid series of events.
My life is one social whirl.

Whirl

Dizziness or giddiness.
My mind was in a whirl.

Whirl

(informal) usually following “give” A brief experiment or trial.
OK, let's give it a whirl.

Whirl

To turn round rapidly; to cause to rotate with velocity; to make to revolve.
He whirls his sword around without delay.

Whirl

To remove or carry quickly with, or as with, a revolving motion; to snatch; to harry.
See, see the chariot, and those rushing wheels,That whirled the prophet up at Chebar flood.
The passionate heart of the poet is whirl'd into folly.

Whirl

To be turned round rapidly; to move round with velocity; to revolve or rotate with great speed; to gyrate.
The wooden engine flies and whirls about.

Whirl

To move hastily or swiftly.
But whirled away to shun his hateful sight.

Whirl

A turning with rapidity or velocity; rapid rotation or circumvolution; quick gyration; rapid or confusing motion; as, the whirl of a top; the whirl of a wheel.
The rapid . . . whirl of things here below interrupt not the inviolable rest and calmness of the noble beings above.

Whirl

Anything that moves with a whirling motion.
He saw Falmouth under gray, iron skies, and whirls of March dust.

Whirl

A revolving hook used in twisting, as the hooked spindle of a rope machine, to which the threads to be twisted are attached.

Whirl

A whorl. See Whorl.

Whirl

Confused movement;
He was caught up in a whirl of work
A commotion of people fought for the exits

Whirl

The shape of something rotating rapidly

Whirl

A usually brief attempt;
He took a crack at it
I gave it a whirl

Whirl

The act of rotating rapidly;
He gave the crank a spin
It broke off after much twisting

Whirl

Turn in a twisting or spinning motion;
The leaves swirled in the autumn wind

Whirl

Cause to spin;
Spin a coin

Whirl

Flow in a circular current, of liquids

Whirl

Revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis;
The dervishes whirl around and around without getting dizzy

Whirl

Fly around;
The clothes tumbled in the dryer
Rising smoke whirled in the air

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