whirl
whirl | undefined |
As a verb whirl is ( label) to rotate, revolve, spin or turn rapidly. As a noun whirl is an act of whirling. As an adjective undefined is lacking a definition or value.
curl | whirl |
As nouns the difference between curl and whirl is that curl is a piece or lock of curling hair; a ringlet while whirl is an act of whirling. As verbs the difference between curl and whirl is that curl is ( lb) to cause to move in a curve while whirl is ( label) to rotate, revolve, spin or turn rapidly.
whirl | gyrate |
As verbs the difference between whirl and gyrate is that whirl is ( label) to rotate, revolve, spin or turn rapidly while gyrate is to revolve round a central point; to move spirally about an axis, as a tornado; to revolve. As a noun whirl is an act of whirling. As an adjective gyrate is (biology) having coils or convolutions.
whirl | effort | Related terms |
As verbs the difference between whirl and effort is that whirl is to rotate, revolve, spin or turn rapidly while effort is to make an effort. As nouns the difference between whirl and effort is that whirl is an act of whirling while effort is the work involved in performing an activity; exertion.
tornado | whirl |
As nouns the difference between tornado and whirl is that tornado is a violent windstorm characterized by a twisting, funnel-shaped cloud while whirl is an act of whirling. As a verb whirl is to rotate, revolve, spin or turn rapidly.
whirl | coil |
As verbs the difference between whirl and coil is that whirl is to rotate, revolve, spin or turn rapidly while coil is to wind or reel e.g. a wire or rope into regular rings, often around a centerpiece. As nouns the difference between whirl and coil is that whirl is an act of whirling while coil is something wound in the form of a helix or spiral.
whirl | wizzes |
As nouns the difference between whirl and wizzes is that whirl is an act of whirling while wizzes is plural of wiz. As a verb whirl is to rotate, revolve, spin or turn rapidly.
whirl | swing |
In intransitive terms the difference between whirl and swing is that whirl is to have a sensation of spinning or reeling while swing is to fluctuate or change. In transitive terms the difference between whirl and swing is that whirl is to remove or carry quickly with, or as with, a revolving motion; to snatch while swing is in dancing, to turn around in a small circle with one's partner, holding hands or arms.
roll | whirl |
In transitive terms the difference between roll and whirl is that roll is to beat up while whirl is to remove or carry quickly with, or as with, a revolving motion; to snatch. In intransitive terms the difference between roll and whirl is that roll is to spread itself under a roller or rolling-pin while whirl is to have a sensation of spinning or reeling. As verbs the difference between roll and whirl is that roll is to cause to revolve by turning over and over; to move by turning on an axis; to impel forward by causing to turn over and over on a supporting surface while whirl is to rotate, revolve, spin or turn rapidly. As nouns the difference between roll and whirl is that roll is the act of rolling, or state of being rolled while whirl is an act of whirling.
swirling | whirl |
As nouns the difference between swirling and whirl is that swirling is a pattern or motion that swirls while whirl is an act of whirling. As verbs the difference between swirling and whirl is that swirling is while whirl is ( label) to rotate, revolve, spin or turn rapidly. As an adjective swirling is that swirls.
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