Whirling
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈwɝlɪŋ/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Whirling is an adjective meaning Revolving, rotating, turning rapidly.
Meaning
Revolving, rotating, turning rapidly.
More Meanings
- A swift or rapid turning or rotation; a circling movement.
- present participle and gerund of whirl
- (US, sociology, criminology, uncommon) An organized attack where a group of people, usually teenagers, surround and attack women, with sudden physical assaults or harassment.
Example Sentences
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.
Word Forms
- whirlings
Synonyms for whirling
Depending on context, synonyms include moving, gyration, spinning.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include spinning, gyration, moving, dervishes, revolving, rotating.
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