Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

give something a whirl

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.96 in modern English

Syllables
give -some-thing a whirl
IPA
35
Scrabble Score
19
Letters
3
Syllables
14
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To try, test or attempt.

Informal

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

gives something a whirl (present, singular) giving something a whirl (participle, present) gave something a whirl (past) given something a whirl (participle, past)

Synonyms

take for a spin

Questions

What does give something a whirl mean?
To try, test or attempt.

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