whirling

English

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈwɝlɪŋ/

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• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈwɜːlɪŋ/
• (rhotic, without the wine–whine merger) IPA^(key): /ˈhwɝlɪŋ/
• (non-rhotic, without the wine–whine merger) IPA^(key): /ˈhwɜːlɪŋ/
• Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)lɪŋ

Verb

whirling

1. present participle and gerund of whirl

Noun

whirling (plural whirlings)

1. The action of the verb to whirl.

Derived terms

• whirling disease
• whirling pits
• whirling table

 

Adjective

whirling

1. That whirls or whirl.

   a whirling carousel;  whirling dancers

   • 1892, James Yoxall, chapter 5, in The Lonely Pyramid:

     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.

Derived terms

• whirlingly
• whirlingness