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German
Etymology
Wirbel + -n
Pronunciation
- IPA(key):
- Hyphenation: wir‧beln
Verb
wirbeln (weak, third-person singular present wirbelt, past tense wirbelte, past participle gewirbelt, auxiliary haben or sein)
- (intransitive) to swirl, to whirl
Ein Licht führte uns, während die Schneeflocken über uns wirbelten.- A light guided us as the snowflakes swirled overhead.
Die Tänzerin wirbelte durch die Luft.- The dancer whirled through the air.
- (transitive) to move by some current, to blow, to fling, to throw
Die Explosion wirbelte Trümmer über 50 Meter weit.- The explosion flung debris over 50 meters.
- (intransitive, music) to roll (of a drum)
Die Trommeln wirbelten und die Herolde bliesen eine Fanfare.- The drums rolled and the heralds blew a fanfare.
Conjugation
Conjugation of
wirbeln (
weak, auxiliary
haben)
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Composed forms of
wirbeln (
weak, auxiliary
haben)
Synonyms
Derived terms
- aufwirbeln, herumwirbeln, umherwirbeln, verwirbeln
- Brustwirbel, Halswirbel, Zwischenwirbelscheibe
- Wirbelkörper, Wirbelsäule, Wirbelscheibe, Wirbelsturm, Wirbeltier, Wirbelwind
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