adj
Meaning 1
Revolving, rotating, turning rapidly.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- a whirling carousel; whirling dancers
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
whirling
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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General-American: /ˈwɝlɪŋ/
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US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
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Received-Pronunciation: /ˈwɜːlɪŋ/
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/ˈʍɝlɪŋ/ rhotic, without the wine–whine merger
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/ˈʍɜːlɪŋ/ non-rhotic, without the wine–whine merger
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rhymes with -ɜː(ɹ)lɪŋ
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CMU ARPABET: W ER1 L IH0 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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CMU ARPABET 2: HH W ER1 L IH0 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
A swift or rapid turning or rotation; a circling movement.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
An organized attack where a group of people, usually teenagers, surround and attack women, with sudden physical assaults or harassment.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US, countable, uncommon, uncountable
Topics: criminology, human-sciences, law, sciences, social-science, sociology
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 4
present participle and gerund of whirl
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 5
the act of rotating in a circle or spiral
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: gyration
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: rotation, rotary motion
History
Etymology
No etymology was provided for this word.