I. verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
about
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Should the Fanatic start to whirl about anywhere near them they know they are in trouble!
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He stopped half way down the passage, whirling about to meet her.
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The smaller Chelonian whirled about and kicked him painfully in the ribs.
around
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Scooping the cup from the workstation with her good hand, she whirled around and flung its contents into Atrimonides' face.
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The house whirled around two or three times and rose slowly through the air.
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When he reached the open doorway he booted the parcel into the room and whirled around to slam the door behind him.
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Clayt Johnson whirled around , squinted and looked the man up and down.
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She felt the room recede sharply then start to whirl around her head.
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It astonished me to see him whirl around so.
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Cones, like regular lumps on a potters wheel, whirl around and around.
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It whirled around to strike at the shadows screaming and dancing on all sides.
round
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But as I whirled round I saw that she had already taken off most of her clothes.
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He had pointed it at another boy, then whirled round , honed in on Kayla and opened fire.
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Some of them were whirling round like dervishes.
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I whirled round , looking for the cop.
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The man whirled round and for a few seconds the landlord saw his face.
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Looking back, we could see the orchestra and everyone swaying and whirling round , and the room lights glittering.
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What does she feel about the media mayhem that whirled round her for months last year?
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The pair whirled round one another like columns of fluid.
■ NOUN
head
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Very sensible, given the gossip that was whirling up around their heads .
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Sir, why do you stand thus with a wheel whirling on your head ?
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She felt the room recede sharply then start to whirl around her head .
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He was chanting in his childish voice and whirling something round his head .
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When she hunts, she whirls this around her head and releases it as an insect flies by.
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I heard the click of a crossbow and a bolt whirled warningly above my head .
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Carrie's thoughts were like bits of jigsaw, whirling round in her head .
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Whirl the ingredients in a blender at high speed for a minute.
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Dust and sand were whirling around in the air, as the desert wind began to get stronger.
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Flies whirled round the piles of sticky sweets.
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The blades of the helicopter whirled powerfully overhead.
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The room began to whirl before my eyes.
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The warriors approached, whirling their swords and spears in the air.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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But as I whirled round I saw that she had already taken off most of her clothes.
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Clayt Johnson whirled around, squinted and looked the man up and down.
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He had pointed it at another boy, then whirled round, honed in on Kayla and opened fire.
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Katena danced away, whirled into the sky, and disappeared.
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Pigeons whirled around it like wind tossed rags.
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Scooping the cup from the workstation with her good hand, she whirled around and flung its contents into Atrimonides' face.
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Sugar maple seeds, like little helicopters, had whirled in the wind and settled under the trees in the fall.
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The distaff whirled, twisting the threads.
II. noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
social
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It was all part of the mad social whirl that young women of her age had to endure.
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She was quickly caught up in the Southampton social whirl .
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She's all for the social whirl of Mayfair or Bond Street, while I like my peace and quiet.
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Stewart loved the trips to Avon and the social whirl that dominated his life.
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A month of arguing in Florida did no favours to the organisers of the inaugural social whirl .
■ VERB
give
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So when you see me overtaking, stop shouting and give it a whirl .
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I had learned two, at that point, and was disappointed not to have a chance to give them a whirl .
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I intend to remain faithful, simply because I've given infidelity a whirl and it doesn't work for me.
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Kathryn Baron gives it a whirl and doesn't look back.
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There was also some excitement on the oil pitch, with a number of old stories given another whirl .
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
give sth a try/shot/whirl
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Are you having trouble fixing the printer? Let me give it a shot.
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But on this case, I can not give it a try - that is the point.
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He says he thought he'd give it a try, but he got stuck.
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Joe gives her the shot twice a week.
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Magnus grew fat on brown wholemeal scraps and Gina gave up trying to keep him away.
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She had given up trying to read to him, play with him, teach him anything: he could not learn.
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Vladimir finally gave up trying to teach me and returned to his sketching.
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We wanted into the book badly, and gave it a shot one afternoon.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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a whirl of dust
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The recent whirl of legal problems has left him little time for his family.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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It was all part of the mad social whirl that young women of her age had to endure.
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Sally lived in a happy whirl marred only by worrying about how far she should go.
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The whirl of time, the true life inside him.
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The next couple of weeks were spent in a whirl of feverish activity.
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The next two days passed in a whirl of activity.