"whirling" meaning in English

See whirling in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈwɝlɪŋ/ [General-American], /ˈwɜːlɪŋ/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈhwɝlɪŋ/ (note: rhotic, without the wine–whine merger), /ˈhwɜːlɪŋ/ (note: non-rhotic, without the wine–whine merger) Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-whirling.wav
Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)lɪŋ Head templates: {{head|en|adjective}} whirling
  1. That whirls or whirl. Derived forms: whirlingly, whirlingness
    Sense id: en-whirling-en-adj-3lh~oXOR Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 68 24 7 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 70 22 8 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 75 20 5

Noun

IPA: /ˈwɝlɪŋ/ [General-American], /ˈwɜːlɪŋ/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈhwɝlɪŋ/ (note: rhotic, without the wine–whine merger), /ˈhwɜːlɪŋ/ (note: non-rhotic, without the wine–whine merger) Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-whirling.wav Forms: whirlings [plural]
Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)lɪŋ Head templates: {{en-noun}} whirling (plural whirlings)
  1. The action of the verb to whirl. Derived forms: whirling disease, whirling pits, whirling table
    Sense id: en-whirling-en-noun-7QzD6LSr

Verb

IPA: /ˈwɝlɪŋ/ [General-American], /ˈwɜːlɪŋ/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈhwɝlɪŋ/ (note: rhotic, without the wine–whine merger), /ˈhwɜːlɪŋ/ (note: non-rhotic, without the wine–whine merger) Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-whirling.wav
Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)lɪŋ Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} whirling
  1. present participle and gerund of whirl Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: whirl
    Sense id: en-whirling-en-verb-8vGHlRA5

Inflected forms

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    },
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      "ipa": "/ˈhwɝlɪŋ/",
      "note": "rhotic, without the wine–whine merger"
    },
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    },
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      "ipa": "/ˈhwɜːlɪŋ/",
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      "rhymes": "-ɜː(ɹ)lɪŋ"
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          "text": "a whirling carousel; whirling dancers",
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        },
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          "text": "The desert storm was riding in its strength; the travellers lay beneath the mastery of the fell simoom. Whirling wreaths and columns of burning wind, rushed around and over them.",
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