Phrase Hound found 10 phrases and 39 compound words that contain whirl. The most common are listed below. Open whirl in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 10
- fire whirlA whirling column of fire found in large fiery areas such as wildfires.
- Tilt-A-WhirlA spinning-platform amusement ride that exposes its riders to unpredictable combinations of tilting, spinning and horizontal movement.
- give something a whirlTo try, test or attempt.
- whirl-boneThe patella, rotula, or kneecap.
- whirl-bonesplural of whirl-bone: The patella, rotula, or kneecap.
- gave something a whirlsimple past of give something a whirl
- given something a whirlpast participle of give something a whirl: To try, test or attempt.
- gives something a whirlthird-person singular simple present indicative of give something a whirl: To try, test or attempt.
- giving something a whirlpresent participle and gerund of give something a whirl
- merry-go-whirlSynonym of merry-go-round: Synonym of carousel (“a pleasure ride, typically found at amusement parks and fairs and accompanied by music, consisting of a slowly revolving circular platform on which are fixed various seats, frequently shaped …
Compound words 39
- whirlpoolA swirling body of water.
- whirlwindA windstorm of limited extent, such as a tornado, dust devil, or waterspout, characterized by an inward spiral motion of the air with an upward current in the center; a vortex of air.
- whirligigAnything that whirls or spins around, such as a toy top or a merry-go-round.
- awhirlWhirling.
- dustwhirlA whirl of dust.
- rewhirlTo whirl again.
- upwhirlTo rise upward in a whirl.
- whirlaboutA fairground carousel.
- whirlerA person who, or thing that, whirls.
- whirlinA protein encoded in humans by the gene DFNB31, possibly involved in the formation of scaffolding protein complexes that facilitate synaptic transmission in the central nervous system.