whirling

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English

Pronunciation

(General American) IPA^(key): /ˈwɝlɪŋ/
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(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈwɜːlɪŋ/
(rhotic, without the wine–whine merger) IPA^(key): /ˈhwɝlɪŋ/
(non-rhotic, without the wine–whine merger) IPA^(key): /ˈhwɜːlɪŋ/
Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)lɪŋ

Verb

whirling

present participle and gerund of whirl

Noun

whirling (plural whirlings)

The action of the verb to whirl.

Derived terms

Adjective

whirling

That whirls or whirl.
a whirling carousel; whirling dancers
- 1892, James Yoxall, chapter 5, in The Lonely Pyramid:
  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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