"give something a whirl" meaning in English

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    },
    {
      "form": "giving something a whirl",
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        "participle",
        "present"
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    },
    {
      "form": "gave something a whirl",
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        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "given something a whirl",
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        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
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      "name": "en-verb"
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
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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."
      ],
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        [
          "try",
          "try"
        ],
        [
          "test",
          "test"
        ],
        [
          "attempt",
          "attempt"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(idiomatic) To try, test or attempt."
      ],
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        "idiomatic"
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      "translations": [
        {
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "An idiom for to try something",
          "word": "karawhiu"
        }
      ]
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  "word": "give something a whirl"
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        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
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    },
    {
      "form": "giving something a whirl",
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        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gave something a whirl",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "given something a whirl",
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        "participle",
        "past"
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        {
          "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."
        }
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        "To try, test or attempt."
      ],
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          "test",
          "test"
        ],
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        "(idiomatic) To try, test or attempt."
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    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "An idiom for to try something",
      "word": "karawhiu"
    }
  ],
  "word": "give something a whirl"
}