Checking saved dictionary data and trusted language sources. This will stop automatically if a source does not respond.
/(h)wɔː(ɹ)l/ · noun
Each circle, volution or equivalent in a pattern of concentric circles, ovals, arcs, or a spiral..
“Waves Against the Sand,” to music by Martinu, which opened the program, filled the stage space with whorling patterns of dancers surging with the gentle but ceaseless momentum of the sea.
Use whorl when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Whorl means Each circle, volution or equivalent in a pattern of concentric circles, ovals, arcs, or a spiral..
Common synonyms include coil, roll, gyre, curl.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
“Waves Against the Sand,” to music by Martinu, which opened the program, filled the stage space with whorling patterns of dancers surging with the gentle but ceaseless momentum of the sea.
FreeDictionaryAPI.com / Wiktionary · Original source · CC BY-SA 4.0
Dictionary data is provided by FreeDictionaryAPI.com and sourced from Wiktionary under its stated license.