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| 3 results for whirling | |
| From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Whirl \Whirl\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Whirled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Whirling}.] [OE. whirlen, probably from the Scand.; cf. Icel. & Sw. hvirfla, Dan. hvirvle; akin to D. wervelen, G. wirbeln, freq. of the verb seen in Icel. hverfa to turn. [root]16. See {Wharf}, and cf. {Warble}, {Whorl}.] 1. To turn round rapidly; to cause to rotate with velocity; to make to revolve. He whirls his sword around without delay. --Dryden. 2. To remove or carry quickly with, or as with, a revolving motion; to snatch; to harry. --Chaucer. See, see the chariot, and those rushing wheels, That whirled the prophet up at Chebar flood. --Milton. The passionate heart of the poet is whirl'd into folly. --Tennyson. | |
| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Whirling \Whirl"ing\, a. & n. from {Whirl}, v. t. {Whirling table}. (a) (Physics) An apparatus provided with one or more revolving disks, with weights, pulleys, and other attachments, for illustrating the phenomena and laws of centrifugal force, and the like. (b) A potter's wheel. | |
