Whirly
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Whirly is an adjective meaning (informal) Visually suggestive of a swirl, whorl, or vortex.
Meaning
(informal) Visually suggestive of a swirl, whorl, or vortex.
More Meanings
- (informal) That moves in a whirling motion.
- A snowy whirlwind in the Antarctic.
Example Sentences
The whirly pattern on the wallpaper.
The whirly blades on top of a helicopter.
He was studying this brolga dance which was being performed with the accompaniment of a whirly haze of dust sprayed from the rusty wrecks of car bodies strewn over the flats behind them.
Word Forms
- whirlier
- whirliest
- whirlies
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include whirlsome, whorly, whirling, twirly, whirring, gyratory.
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