what does whirling mean?
WHIRLING as NOUN
- Meaning
- the act of rotating in a circle or spiral
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Hypernyms(s) whirling is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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WHIRLING as ADJECTIVE
- Meaning
- rotating rapidly about an axis
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Usage Example(s)
- a spinning top
- the whirling dance of the Dervish
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- Meaning
- moving or driven rapidly in a rotary or twisting motion
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Usage Example(s)
- a tornado’’s whirling winds
- swirling currents
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