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whirling

 

[ หˆwษ™หlษชล‹ ]

Noun
Context #1 | Noun

dance

A rapid rotating movement.

Synonyms

rotating, spinning, twirling

Examples of usage

  • The dancers moved in a whirling motion across the stage.
  • She spun around in a whirling frenzy of movement.
Context #2 | Noun

weather

A swirling mass of air or water.

Synonyms

spinning, swirling, twisting

Examples of usage

  • The whirling winds of the tornado caused massive destruction.
  • The whirling waters of the whirlpool pulled everything down.

Translations

Translations of the word "whirling" in other languages:

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น rodopiante

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ เค˜เฅ‚เคฎเคคเคพ เคนเฅเค†

๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช wirbelnd

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ berputar-putar

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ะทะฐะบั€ัƒั‡ะตะฝะธะน

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ wirujฤ…cy

๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต ใใ‚‹ใใ‚‹ๅ›žใ‚‹

๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท tourbillonnant

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ giratorio

๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท dรถnen

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท ํšŒ์ „ํ•˜๋Š”

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ุฏูˆุงุฑ

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ vรญล™ivรฝ

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐ vรญriaci

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ ๆ—‹่ฝฌ็š„

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ vrtinฤast

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธ snรบningur

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟ ะฐะนะฝะฐะปั‹ะผ

๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ช แƒขแƒ แƒ˜แƒแƒšแƒ”แƒ‘แƒก

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟ fฤฑrlanan

๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ giratorio

Etymology

The word 'whirling' originated from the Middle English word 'whirlyng', which is derived from the Old English word 'hwyrflung'. The concept of rapid rotating movement has been represented by this word for centuries, symbolizing both physical and metaphorical spinning.

See also: whir, whirl, whirligig, whirlpool, whirlwind.

Word Frequency Rank

With rank #15,686, this word belongs to specialized vocabulary. While not common in everyday speech, it enriches your ability to express complex ideas.