Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

whirly

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.74 in modern English

Syllables
whirly
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Visually suggestive of a swirl, whorl, or vortex.

Informal

adj

That moves in a whirling motion.

Informal

noun

A snowy whirlwind in the Antarctic.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From whirl + -y.

Usage

Inflected Forms

whirlier (comparative) whirliest (superlative) whirlies (plural)

Phrases

whirly-bone whirly tube whirly-wind

Questions

What does whirly mean?
Visually suggestive of a swirl, whorl, or vortex.
Where does whirly come from?
From whirl + -y.

How to pronounce whirly

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