Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

outwhirl

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: out-whirl
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To surpass in whirling or spinning.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"O Cynthia! why so pale? Dost thou lament Thy wretched neighbour? Grieve to see thy wheel Of ceaseless change outwhirl'd in human life?"
"I want to interrogate Anna's grandmother to learn the grace of her dervish heritage, to see her perform the whirl—forbidden to females—in the intimacy of her home, where, Anna's mother told me, she was renowned for outwhirling even the fittest of men."

Etymology

From out- + whirl.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: out

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

outwhirls (present, singular) outwhirling (participle, present) outwhirled (participle, past) outwhirled (past)

Questions

What does outwhirl mean?: To surpass in whirling or spinning.
Where does outwhirl come from?: From out- + whirl.

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