Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

whirling

/ˈwɝlɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.73 in modern English

Syllables: whir-ling
IPA: /ˈwɝlɪŋ/

15

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Revolving, rotating, turning rapidly.

noun

A swift or rapid turning or rotation; a circling movement.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

An organized attack where a group of people, usually teenagers, surround and attack women, with sudden physical assaults or harassment.

American usage; Countable; Uncountable

verb

present participle and gerund of whirl

Example Sentences

"a whirling carousel; whirling dancers"
"The desert storm was riding in its strength; the travellers lay beneath the mastery of the fell simoom. Whirling wreaths and columns of burning wind, rushed around and over them."

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈwɝlɪŋ/
British English: /ˈwɜːlɪŋ/

Usage

Inflected Forms

whirlings (plural)

Derived Forms

whirlingly whirlingness

Phrases

Whirling Dervish whirling disease whirling pits whirling table

Frequently Paired Words

wilding

Synonyms

gyration

Rhymes With

sterling curling stirling swirling hurling twirling yearling sperling unfurling burling pearling spurling

Questions

How do you pronounce whirling?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈwɝlɪŋ/.
What does whirling mean?: Revolving, rotating, turning rapidly.

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