Whir vs. Whirl

Whirverb

To whirl round, or revolve, with a whizzing noise; to fly or more quickly with a buzzing or whizzing sound; to whiz.

Whirverb

To hurry a long with a whizzing sound.

Whirnoun

A buzzing or whizzing sound produced by rapid or whirling motion; as, the whir of a partridge; the whir of a spinning wheel.

Whirnoun

sound of something in rapid motion;

Whirverb

make a soft swishing sound;

Whirlverb

(intransitive) To rotate, revolve, spin or turn rapidly.

Whirlverb

(intransitive) To have a sensation of spinning or reeling.

Whirlverb

(transitive) To make something or someone whirl.

Whirlverb

(transitive) To remove or carry quickly with, or as with, a revolving motion; to snatch.

Whirlnoun

An act of whirling.

Whirlnoun

Something that whirls.

Whirlnoun

A confused tumult.

Whirlnoun

A rapid series of events.

Whirlnoun

Dizziness or giddiness.

Whirlnoun

(informal) usually following “give” A brief experiment or trial.

Whirlverb

To turn round rapidly; to cause to rotate with velocity; to make to revolve.

Whirlverb

To remove or carry quickly with, or as with, a revolving motion; to snatch; to harry.

Whirlverb

To be turned round rapidly; to move round with velocity; to revolve or rotate with great speed; to gyrate.

Whirlverb

To move hastily or swiftly.

Whirlnoun

A turning with rapidity or velocity; rapid rotation or circumvolution; quick gyration; rapid or confusing motion; as, the whirl of a top; the whirl of a wheel.

Whirlnoun

Anything that moves with a whirling motion.

Whirlnoun

A revolving hook used in twisting, as the hooked spindle of a rope machine, to which the threads to be twisted are attached.

Whirlnoun

A whorl. See Whorl.

Whirlnoun

confused movement;

Whirlnoun

the shape of something rotating rapidly

Whirlnoun

a usually brief attempt;

Whirlnoun

the act of rotating rapidly;

Whirlverb

turn in a twisting or spinning motion;

Whirlverb

cause to spin;

Whirlverb

flow in a circular current, of liquids

Whirlverb

revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis;

Whirlverb

fly around;

Whirlverb

move or cause to move rapidly round and round

Whirlverb

move or cause to move rapidly

Whirlverb

(of the head, mind, or senses) seem to spin round

Whirlnoun

a rapid movement round and round.

Whirlnoun

frantic activity of a specified kind

Whirlnoun

a specified kind of sweet or biscuit with a spiral shape