whirl

Pronunciation: [hwә:l]

Average Rank: 16148

Chinese Translation (中文翻译)
Source: ECDICT

n. 回旋, 旋转, 急走, 眩晕 vt. 使旋转, 使回旋, 卷走 vi. 回旋, 旋转, 急走, 发晕

Detailed Explanations:
  • n. confused movement
  • n. the shape of something rotating rapidly
  • v. cause to spin
  • v. fly around
ECDICT Dictionary Data
Collins Rating:
Difficulty: INTERMEDIATE
Exam Tags: cet4 cet6 ky ielts

Word Forms:
Past: whirled
Present Participle: whirling
3rd Person: whirls
Past Participle: whirled
Plural: whirls

Word Frequency Rankings

Project Gutenberg
#8444

Classical and literary usage

Percentile: 15.6% (Top 15.6% most frequent)
15.6%

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