Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

awhirl

/əˈwɜː(ɹ)l/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: awhirl
IPA: /əˈwɜː(ɹ)l/

12

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Example Sentences

"My mind was awhirl with new ideas."
"golden leaves awhirl in the autumn breeze"
"[…] did you think I was so fair when we played boy and girl, Where blue forget-me-nots bloomed on the brink Of our stream which the mill-wheel sent awhirl?"
"The music rippled and ran and the dancers danced till the hall was awhirl with the rhythm of their dancing,"
"Dorrigo’s mind was awhirl with how he would get out of Warradale without permission, where he would find a vehicle, where they might secretly meet."

Etymology

From a- + whirl.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: a

Inflected Forms

more awhirl (comparative) most awhirl (superlative)

Rhymes With

girl earl pearl mount pearl squirrel curl swirl merle whirl hurl searle twirl

Questions

How do you pronounce awhirl?: The recorded pronunciation is /əˈwɜː(ɹ)l/.
What does awhirl mean?: Whirling.
Where does awhirl come from?: From a- + whirl.

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