Library / English Dictionary

WHIRL AROUND

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Fly around

Example:

rising smoke whirled in the air

Synonyms:

tumble; whirl; whirl around

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Hypernyms (to "whirl around" is one way to...):

move (move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion)

Sentence frames:

Something ----s
Something is ----ing PP

Credits