WHIRL

Meaning of WHIRL in English

[noun] [C](figurative) I found myself swept up in the social whirl (= continuous exciting activity) of college life and scarcely had time for work.If your head is in a whirl you are confused and often excited, and cannot think clearly.Declarations of love from three different men and now an offer of marriage! Sophie's head was in a whirl.If you give something a whirl you try it for the first time.What about this new agency then - shall we give them a whirl?

Cambridge English vocab. Кембриджский английский словарь. 2012

WHIRL
Webster's New International English Dictionary
WHIRL — (v. t.) A turning with rapidity or velocity; rapid rotation or circumvolution; quick gyration; rapid or confusing motion; as, the …
Английский словарь Webster
WHIRL — ( v. t. ) A turning with rapidity or velocity; rapid rotation or circumvolution; quick gyration; rapid or confusing motion; …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
WHIRL — — whirler , n. — whirlingly , adv. /hwerrl, werrl/ , v.i. 1. to turn around, spin, or rotate rapidly: …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
WHIRL — I. ˈhwər(-ə)l, ˈwər(-ə)l verb Etymology: Middle English, probably of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse hvirfla to whirl; akin to …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
WHIRL — vi to move hastily or swiftly. 2. whirl ·vt a whorl. ·see whorl. 3. whirl ·vt anything that moves with …
Webster English vocab
WHIRL — [whirl] vb [ME, prob. of Scand origin; akin to ON hvirfla to whirl; akin to OHG wirbil whirlwind, OE hweorfan …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
WHIRL — whirl BrE AmE wɜːl hwɜːl AmE wɝːl hwɝːl ▷ whirled wɜːld hwɜːld AmE wɝːld hwɝːld ▷ whirling ˈwɜːl ɪŋ ˈhwɜːl- …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
WHIRL — / wɜːl; NAmE wɜːrl/ verb , noun ■ verb 1. [usually + adv. / prep. ] to move, or make …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WHIRL — I. whirl 1 /wɜːl $ wɜːrl/ BrE AmE verb [ Date: 1200-1300 ; Origin: Probably from a Scandinavian language ] …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
WHIRL — v. & n. --v. 1 tr. & intr. swing round and round; revolve rapidly. 2 tr. & intr. (foll. by …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
WHIRL — v. & n. v. 1 tr. & intr. swing round and round; revolve rapidly. 2 tr. & intr. (foll. by …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
WHIRL — v. & n. --v. 1. tr. & intr. swing round and round; revolve rapidly. 2 tr. & intr. (foll. by …
Oxford English vocab
WHIRL — ( whirls, whirling, whirled) 1. If something or someone whirls around or if you whirl them around, they move around …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WHIRL — (~s, ~ing, ~ed) 1. If something or someone ~s around or if you ~ them around, they move around or …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
WHIRL — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADVERB about ▪ Should the Fanatic start to whirl about anywhere near them they …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
WHIRL — I. noun ADJECTIVE ▪ dizzying ( AmE ), giddy ( BrE ), mad ( esp. BrE ) ▪ The next …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
WHIRL — See ↑ TURN 1,3 ◆◆◆ • ↑ give it a go/a try/a whirl
Longman Activator English vocab
WHIRL — n. 25B6; verb leaves whirled in eddies of wind : ROTATE, circle, wheel, turn, revolve, orbit, spin, twirl; Scottish birl. …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
WHIRL — 1. сущ. 1) кружение the social whirl ≈ социальные брожения Syn : going round, swirling 2) вихревое движение; вихрь; завихрение …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
WHIRL — whirl.ogg 1. wɑ:l n 1. кружение; обороты; (быстрый) оборот 2. вихрь, вихревое движение, завихрение; водоворот a whirl f dust - …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
WHIRL — 1) вихрь; вихревое движение 2) завихрение || завихрять • - axial whirl - radial whirl - ring whirl - rising …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
WHIRL — 1) вихрь; вихревое движение 2) завихрение || завихрять • - axial whirl - radial whirl - ring whirl - rising whirl
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
WHIRL — 1) вертеть 2) вихревое движение 3) вихрить 4) вихрь 5) завихрение 6) завихрительный 7) завихрить 8) завихрять 9) кружение 10) крутить • - whirl plate
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
WHIRL — 1. wɑ:l n 1. кружение; обороты; (быстрый) оборот 2. вихрь, вихревое движение, завихрение; водоворот a whirl f dust - вихрь …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
WHIRL — 1. сущ. 1) кружение the social whirl — социальные брожения Syn: going round , swirling 2) вихревое движение; вихрь; завихрение …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
WHIRL — 1. сущ. 1) кружение the social whirl — социальные брожения Syn: going round, swirling 2) вихревое движение; вихрь; завихрение to give smth. a whirl — привести …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
WHIRL — 1. _n. 1> кружение 2> вихревое движение; вихрь; завихрение 3> спешка, суматоха 4> смятение (чувств) 2. _v. 1> вертеть(ся); кружить(ся) …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
WHIRL — 1. n. 1. кружение 2. вихревое движение; вихрь; завихрение 3. спешка, суматоха 4. смятение (чувств) 2. v. 1. вертеть(ся); кружить(ся) …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
WHIRL — 1. сущ. 1) кружение the social whirl ≈ социальные брожения Syn : going round, swirling 2) вихревое движение; вихрь; завихрение …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
WHIRL — v. piruettar, girar; far girar; n. turbul; cáos
English interlingue dictionary
WHIRL — tuyok
English-Visayan vocabulary
WHIRL — I. verb see: wharf Date: 14th century intransitive verb to move in a circle or similar curve especially with force …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
WHIRL — (v. t.) A whorl. See Whorl.
Английский словарь Webster
WHIRL — (v. t.) A revolving hook used in twisting, as the hooked spindle of a rope machine, to which the threads …
Английский словарь Webster
WHIRL — (v. t.) Anything that moves with a whirling motion.
Английский словарь Webster
WHIRL — (v. i.) To move hastily or swiftly.
Английский словарь Webster
WHIRL — (v. i.) To be turned round rapidly; to move round with velocity; to revolve or rotate with great speed; to …
Английский словарь Webster
WHIRL — (v. t.) To remove or carry quickly with, or as with, a revolving motion; to snatch; to harry.
Английский словарь Webster
WHIRL — (v. t.) To turn round rapidly; to cause to rotate with velocity; to make to revolve.
Английский словарь Webster
WHIRL — ( v. t. ) To turn round rapidly; to cause to rotate with velocity; to make to revolve.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
WHIRL — ( v. t. ) To remove or carry quickly with, or as with, a revolving motion; to snatch; to harry.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
WHIRL — ( v. t. ) Anything that moves with a whirling motion.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
WHIRL — ( v. t. ) A whorl. See Whorl.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
WHIRL — ( v. t. ) A revolving hook used in twisting, as the hooked spindle of a rope machine, to which …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
WHIRL — ( v. i. ) To move hastily or swiftly.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
WHIRL — ( v. i. ) To be turned round rapidly; to move round with velocity; to revolve or rotate with great …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
WHIRL — v. spin; rotate, turn; make dizzy; become dizzy; move or travel rapidly
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
WHIRL — n. spin, twirl, rotation; short walk or drive, spin; turmoil; bustle, confusion; try, attempt (Informal)
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
WHIRL — n. Function: noun Date: 15th century 1 a : a rapid rotating or circling movement b : something undergoing such …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
WHIRL — n. Pronunciation: ' hw ə r(- ə )l, ' w ə r(- ə )l Function: verb Etymology: Middle English, probably …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
WHIRL — ■ verb move or cause to move rapidly round and round. ↘move rapidly. ↘(of the head or mind) seem to …
Concise Oxford English vocab
WHIRL
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
WHIRL — n. Function: noun 1 Synonyms: REVOLUTION 1, circuit, circulation, circumvolution, gyration, gyre, rotation, round, turn, wheel 2 Synonyms: EDDY , …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
WHIRL — n. Function: verb 1 Synonyms: SPIN 1, gyrate, gyre, ||pirl, pirouette, ||purl, twirl, whirligig 2 Synonyms: SWIRL , eddy, gurge, …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
WHIRL — I . v. n. Twirl, revolve, rotate, spin. II . v. a. Twirl, spin, wheel, turn round. III . n. …
Dictionary of English Synonyms
WHIRL — I. verb 1. Synonyms: spin 1, gyrate, gyre, ||pirl, pirouette, ||purl, twirl, whirligig 2. Synonyms: swirl , eddy, gurge, purl, …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
WHIRL — I. noun
Oxford Collocations Dictionary Second Edition
WHIRL — n. ( colloq. ) try 1) to give smt. a ~ hectic activity 2) the social ~
The Bbi Combinatory Dictionary of English - A Guide to Word Combinations
WHIRL — Вихрь
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
WHIRL — вертеть(ся); кружить(ся); проноситься быть в смятении кружение вихревое движение; вихрь; завихрение спешка, суматоха; смятение (чувств)
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
WHIRL — (n) вихрь
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
WHIRL — (a) вихревой; вихревый
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
WHIRL — 1. [wɑ:l] n 1. кружение; обороты; (быстрый) оборот 2. вихрь, вихревое движение, завихрение; водоворот a ~ of dust - вихрь …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова

Cambridge English vocab

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