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How do you use Whirl in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like swirl or spin, plus the exact meaning.

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Whirl in a sentence

Related words

Whirl | Whirlwind | Whirlpool | Whirling | Whirled | Whirls | Whirlpools | Whirlwinds | Whirligig

Whirl meaning

  1. To rotate, revolve, spin or turn rapidly.
  2. To have a sensation of spinning or reeling.
  3. To make something or someone whirl.

Synonyms of Whirl

swirl spin twirl rotate go around revolve fling crack round shape convolution vortex motion movement commotion go

Related words

Other words often associated with Whirl or its synonyms:

move turn pass change occurrent whirlpool serve circulate occurrence rotation run twisting

Using Whirl

  • The main meaning on this page is: To rotate, revolve, spin or turn rapidly. | To have a sensation of spinning or reeling. | To make something or someone whirl.
  • Useful related words include: swirl, spin, twirl, rotate.
  • In the example corpus, whirl often appears in combinations such as: it whirl, fire whirl, operation whirl.

Context around Whirl

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 22.9 words
  • Position in the sentence: 4 start, 8 middle, 8 end
  • Sentence types: 17 statements, 1 questions, 2 exclamations

Often before:

fire 3× cinnamon 1× constant 1× social 1×

Often after:

backbreaker 2× main 1× themselves 1× inverted 1× ddt 1×

Sentence patterns with Whirl

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

it a whirl 4× tilt a whirl backbreaker 2× a cinnamon whirl or maple 1× a constant whirl of activity 1× a fire whirl also colloquially 1× electrons to whirl around the 1× fire whirl main a 1× give a whirl 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a fire tornado 1× and some skin 1× at couture week 1× behind the counter 1× convinced the mattress 1× despite celebrating her 1×

Common sentence endings:

it a whirl 4× a whirl backbreaker 2× a moody despot 1× american cosmetic association 1× and enjoying it 1× and street wear 1×

Words around Whirl

Just before it in the word index:

whiri 2 whir 11 whipworms 2 whipworm 3 whiptail 3 whipsawed 7

Just after it in the word index:

whirled 12 whirli 2 whirligig 4 whirling 40 whirlpool 80 whirlpools 6

Similar in corpus frequency:

abstractions 77 accosted 77 adair 77 addressable 77 adesanya 77 affable 77

Corpus analysis for Whirl

  • In this selection, "whirl" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, fire, cinnamon, constant, backbreaker, main and themselves stand out and add context to how "whirl" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include it a whirl and tilt a whirl backbreaker. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "whirl" sits close to words such as abstractions, accosted and adair, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with whirl

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

But why not give it a whirl? (7 words)

Dominik comes in but gets dropped with a tilt-a-whirl backbreaker. (12 words)

Jax with a blind tag as Candice takes a tilt a whirl backbreaker. (13 words)

Longer example sentences

For 55p you can have a cinnamon whirl or maple and pecan plait and for 4p more you can have a cheese or chocolate twist but probably not a cheese chocolate twist because that would taste weird. (37 words)

Jannings fitted in with the social whirl of Hollywood – there are pictures of him sitting with a swimsuit-wearing Greta Garbo – but to some of the actors with whom he worked closely, he was a moody despot. (37 words)

Fire whirl main A fire whirl – also colloquially known as a fire devil, fire tornado, firenado, or fire twister – is a whirlwind induced by a fire and often made up of flame or ash. (34 words)

Question examples

But why not give it a whirl? (7 words)

Exclamation examples

He goes up top and leaps onto them, rolls Angel in, Lee with a tilt-a-whirl inverted DDT for the pin! (22 words)

Miz with kicks for the Ring General, tilt-a-whirl DDT, squaring up with R-Truth, double hip toss on Jey Uso and Awesome Truth is on the same page! (30 words)

Example sentences (20)

Fire whirl main A fire whirl – also colloquially known as a fire devil, fire tornado, firenado, or fire twister – is a whirlwind induced by a fire and often made up of flame or ash.

A fire tornado, or fire whirl, is seen in a video shot by the BC Wildfire Service at Gun Lake in the B.C. Interior overnight on August 17, 2023.

And some skin care professionals are even giving it a whirl themselves, like Dr. Steven Line, a representative of the American Cosmetic Association.

But why not give it a whirl?

Dominik comes in but gets dropped with a tilt-a-whirl backbreaker.

For 55p you can have a cinnamon whirl or maple and pecan plait and for 4p more you can have a cheese or chocolate twist but probably not a cheese chocolate twist because that would taste weird.

He goes up top and leaps onto them, rolls Angel in, Lee with a tilt-a-whirl inverted DDT for the pin!

If a vertical mouse is the potential solution to that problem, then maybe it’s high time I give it a whirl.

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Or, just give the trial a whirl and see if you can live with it.

These particles collectively exert immense positive charge, forcing negatively charged electrons to whirl around the nucleus at breakneck speeds.

Whether they're happy to admit it or not - we all have a certain saucy fantasy that we're desperate to give a whirl.

At couture week in Paris, fashion fans peacocked with industry fixtures in a whirl of formal attire and street wear.

Behind the counter at Vazquez Mexican Takeout is a constant whirl of activity: pork sizzles, fresh tortillas get pressed, peppers are chopped.

Convinced the mattress was beyond saving, she stumbled upon a mattress-cleaning hack online and decided to give it a whirl.

Despite celebrating her 88th birthday last August, Sylvia Earle seems to whirl around the globe faster than a hurricane gathering strength.

I'm not good at doing this 'bendy wave' stuff so not sure if I'll keep them this length, but going to give it a whirl.

I then decided to give Lee Child's Reacher series a whirl after watching the Amazon Prime series and enjoying it.

Jannings fitted in with the social whirl of Hollywood – there are pictures of him sitting with a swimsuit-wearing Greta Garbo – but to some of the actors with whom he worked closely, he was a moody despot.

Jax with a blind tag as Candice takes a tilt a whirl backbreaker.

Miz with kicks for the Ring General, tilt-a-whirl DDT, squaring up with R-Truth, double hip toss on Jey Uso and Awesome Truth is on the same page!

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Common combinations with whirl

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "whirl" in a sentence?
An example: "Fire whirl main A fire whirl – also colloquially known as a fire devil, fire tornado, firenado, or fire twister – is a whirlwind induced by a fire and often made up of flame or ash." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "whirl" from authentic English texts.
What does "whirl" mean?
Whirl means: To rotate, revolve, spin or turn rapidly.
What are synonyms of "whirl"?
Common synonyms of "whirl" include: swirl, spin, twirl, rotate, go around, revolve, fling, crack. Plus 7 more synonyms.
How many example sentences with "whirl" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "whirl", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.