whirled
past simple and past participle ofwhirl
whirl
verb[IorT]
uk/wɜːl/us/wɝːl/to (causesomething to)turnaround incircles:
Shesawamassofbodieswhirling around on thedancefloor.
Hesteppedout into thenightand the whirlingsnow.
He whirled herarounduntil shefeltquitesick.
Revolving, rotating and spinning
- around
- around and aroundidiom
- backspin
- birl
- centrifugal
- circuit
- revolve
- revolving
- rotary
- rotate
- rotation
- span
- spin
- swim
- swing
- twirl
- twirling
- twirly
- underspin
- wheel round
Idiom
head/mind is whirling
Examplesofwhirled
whirled
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
Whirledaround on the stage, she replaces reason with watching and feeling for guidance.
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It produces pleasing sonorities whenwhirledin the air.
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The sound of the instrumentswhirledin the air is amplified and transmitted to the computer.
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Douglas, who is modest, sat silently and benignly as these interpretationswhirledover her head.
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Round and round hewhirledme, though all the other guests had long before disappeared.
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He waswhirledround, and his arm was broken in six places between the elbow and shoulder; he was bruised about the body.
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That is not a new deal; that is the old roundabout on which we have been before, and which nearlywhirledus to perdition.
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Now it is said that, in spite of all that, a certain number of men arewhirledinto the forces without proper medical examination, simply because they do not know.
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Then, as the members of the posse scurried into their automobiles, the carwhirledand rushed away.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Larrick was spellbound with the drama and with the flight of beautiful moments and colors, following pell-mell as in a kaleidoscopewhirledat top speed.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.For an instant the golden valley swam before his eyes, and the walls waved, and all about himwhirledwith tumult within.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.With the feet in a fixed position, the hammer iswhirledabout one's head and thrown for distance over the shoulder.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.His voice can be heard through the medium of the bullroarer which iswhirledthrough the air during initiation ceremonies.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Grains of sandwhirledby the wind blinded the soldiers and created electrical disturbances that rendered compasses useless.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.They burned the dry grass on ridges between rice fields while childrenwhirledaround cans full of holes, through which charcoal fire blazed.
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