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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