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whirl

/ˈwɜːl/WURL
/ˈwɝl/WURL

Meaningto whirl

Common meaning: to spin round

Journey through time

  1. Old Norse (Icelandic)hvirfla‘to whirl, frequent’source
  2. Middle Englishwhirlensource
  3. Englishwhirl‘to spin round’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Old Norse (Icelandic) hvirfla ‘to whirl’.

Roots

  • hvirfla Old Norse (Icelandic) “to whirl”

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