whirling

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
15
Words With Friends
17
Letters
8
Pronunciation
/ˈwɝlɪŋ/
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/ˈwɝlɪŋ/ · /ˈwɜːlɪŋ/ · /ˈʍɝlɪŋ/ · /ˈʍɜːlɪŋ/

Definition of whirling

4 senses · 3 parts of speech

adj

  1. 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.”
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adj

  1. 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

  1. A swift or rapid turning or rotation; a circling movement.
  2. (US, uncommon)An organized attack where a group of people, usually teenagers, surround and attack women, with sudden physical assaults or harassment.

verb

  1. (form-of, gerund, participle, present)present participle and gerund of whirl

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