"upwhirl" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: upwhirls [present, singular, third-person], upwhirling [participle, present], upwhirled [participle, past], upwhirled [past]
Etymology: up- + whirl Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|up|whirl}} up- + whirl Head templates: {{en-verb}} upwhirl (third-person singular simple present upwhirls, present participle upwhirling, simple past and past participle upwhirled)
  1. (intransitive) To rise upward in a whirl. Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-upwhirl-en-verb--7Cjhusq Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with up- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 49 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with up-: 51 49
  2. (transitive) To raise upward with a whirling motion. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-upwhirl-en-verb-eGAhMjkF Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with up- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 49 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with up-: 51 49

Inflected forms

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