"give something a whirl" meaning in English

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    {
      "form": "gives something a whirl",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "giving something a whirl",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gave something a whirl",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "given something a whirl",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "give<,,gave,given> something a whirl"
      },
      "expansion": "give something a whirl (third-person singular simple present gives something a whirl, present participle giving something a whirl, simple past gave something a whirl, past participle given something a whirl)",
      "name": "en-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
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        {
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      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "If you've never tried a recumbent bicycle before, you're welcome to give it a whirl."
        },
        {
          "text": "I don't know how to begin, but I'll give it a whirl, anyway."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To try, test or attempt."
      ],
      "id": "en-give_something_a_whirl-en-verb-YfUWV9Uj",
      "links": [
        [
          "try",
          "try"
        ],
        [
          "test",
          "test"
        ],
        [
          "attempt",
          "attempt"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(idiomatic) To try, test or attempt."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "idiomatic"
      ],
      "translations": [
        {
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "An idiom for to try something",
          "word": "karawhiu"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "tags": [
        "Australia"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (AU)"
    }
  ],
  "word": "give something a whirl"
}

{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "gives something a whirl",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "giving something a whirl",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gave something a whirl",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "given something a whirl",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "give<,,gave,given> something a whirl"
      },
      "expansion": "give something a whirl (third-person singular simple present gives something a whirl, present participle giving something a whirl, simple past gave something a whirl, past participle given something a whirl)",
      "name": "en-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
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        "English light verb constructions",
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        "English positive polarity items",
        "English terms with audio links",
        "English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys",
        "English verbs"
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      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "If you've never tried a recumbent bicycle before, you're welcome to give it a whirl."
        },
        {
          "text": "I don't know how to begin, but I'll give it a whirl, anyway."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To try, test or attempt."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "try",
          "try"
        ],
        [
          "test",
          "test"
        ],
        [
          "attempt",
          "attempt"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(idiomatic) To try, test or attempt."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "idiomatic"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "tags": [
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    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "An idiom for to try something",
      "word": "karawhiu"
    }
  ],
  "word": "give something a whirl"
}