whirling

/ˈwɝlɪŋ/

noun 2adj 1

Collocations

VERB + WHIRLING

began, fell, head, leaves, snow

WHIRLING + NOUN

carousel, columns, dancers, everything, street, wreaths

PREP.

among, around, in, through

Definitions

adj

Revolving, rotating, turning rapidly.

a whirling carousel; whirling dancers

The desert storm was riding in its strength; the travellers lay beneath the mastery of the fell simoom. Whirling wreaths and columns of burning wind, rushed around and over them.

noun

A swift or rapid turning or rotation; a circling movement.

An organized attack where a group of people, usually teenagers, surround and attack women, with sudden physical assaults or harassment.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — the act of rotating in a circle or spiral

gyration

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

a whirling carousel; whirling dancers

Wiktionary

The desert storm was riding in its strength; the travellers lay beneath the mastery of the fell simoom. Whirling wreaths and columns of burning wind, rushed around and over them.

Wiktionary

Leaves were whirling in the air.

Tatoeba · #324877

Snow began whirling through the street.

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There was a storm, and snow began whirling through the street.

Tatoeba · #5685535

The bed is whirling around.

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Usage Notes

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