Английский Этимологический словарь - whirl
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~1 v 1 to spin around very quickly, or to make something do this + about/around/toward etc (The snowflakes whirled around as they fell to the ground.) whirl sth about/around/away etc (Jim whirled the bike around.) 2 if your head is whirling, your mind is full of thoughts and ideas, and you feel very confused or excited ~2 n C usually singular 1 a whirling movement (a whirl of dust) 2 give sth a whirl informal to try something that you are not sure you are going to like or be able to do 3 a lot of activity of a particular kind (the mad social whirl around Christmas) 4 be in a whirl to feel very excited or confused about something ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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(whirls, whirling, whirled) 1. If something or someone whirls around or if you whirl them around, they move around or turn around very quickly. Not receiving an answer, she whirled round... He was whirling Anne around the floor... The smoke began to whirl and grew into a monstrous column. VERB: V adv/prep, V n adv/prep, V, also V n • Whirl is also a noun. ...the barely audible whirl of wheels. N-COUNT 2. You can refer to a lot of intense activity as a whirl of activity. In half an hour’s whirl of activity she does it all... Your life is such a social whirl. N-COUNT: usu sing, with supp 3. If you decide to give an activity a whirl, you do it even though it is something that you have never tried before. (INFORMAL) Why not give acupuncture a whirl?... We decided to give it a whirl. PHRASE: V inflects ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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I. verb Etymology: Middle English, probably of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse hvirfla to ~; akin to Old High German wirbil ~wind, Old English hweorfan to turn — more at wharf Date: 14th century intransitive verb 1. to move in a circle or similar curve especially with force or speed 2. a. to turn on or around an axis like a wheel ; rotate b. to turn abruptly around or aside ; wheel ~ed around in surprise 3. to pass, move, or go quickly ~ed down the hallway 4. to become giddy or dizzy ; reel my head is ~ing transitive verb 1. to drive, impel, or convey with or as if with a rotary motion 2. a. to cause to turn usually rapidly on or around an axis ; rotate b. to cause to turn abruptly around or aside 3. obsolete to throw or hurl violently with a revolving motion • ~er noun II. noun Date: 15th century 1. a. a rapid rotating or circling movement b. something undergoing such a movement 2. a. a busy or fast-paced succession of events ; bustle a ~ of activity the social ~ b. a confused or disturbed mental state ; turmoil a ~ of febrile excitement — Emily Skeel 3. an experimental or brief attempt ; try gave it a ~ ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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v. & n. --v. 1 tr. & intr. swing round and round; revolve rapidly. 2 tr. & intr. (foll. by away) convey or go rapidly in a vehicle etc. 3 tr. & intr. send or travel swiftly in an orbit or a curve. 4 intr. a (of the brain, senses, etc.) seem to spin round. b (of thoughts etc.) be confused; follow each other in bewildering succession. --n. 1 a whirling movement (vanished in a whirl of dust). 2 a state of intense activity (the social whirl). 3 a state of confusion (my mind is in a whirl). 4 colloq. an attempt (give it a whirl). Phrases and idioms whirling dervish see DERVISH. Derivatives whirler n. whirlingly adv. Etymology: ME: (v.) f. ON hvirfla: (n.) f. MLG & MDu. wervel spindle & ON hvirfill circle f. Gmc ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1) вихрь; вихревое движение 2) завихрение завихрять - axial whirl - radial whirl - ring whirl - rising whirl ...Большой Англо-русский Русско-английский политехнический словарь
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1) вертеть 2) вихревое движение 3) вихрить 4) вихрь 5) завихрение 6) завихрительный 7) завихрить 8) завихрять 9) кружение 10) крутить - whirl plate ...Англо-русский Русско-английский научно-технический словарь
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1. кружение; обороты; (быстрый) оборот 2. вихрь, вихревое движение, завихрение; водоворот a whirl of dust —- вихрь пыли 3. суматоха; водоворот (жизни) 4. разброд, неразбериха 5. смятение (чувств) his brain was in a whirl —- он не мог собраться с мыслями 6. попытка 7. тех. блок для шнура 8. вертеть, кружить; вращать 9. вертеться, кружиться; вращаться the leaves whirled in the wind —- листья кружились на ветру 10. уносить (ветром, потоком); увозить (на автомашине и т. п.) 11. уноситься; нестись, мчаться во весь опор 12. быть в смятении; кружиться (о голове) ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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away уносить(ся); вихрем промчаться WHIRL 1. noun 1) кружение 2) вихревое движение; вихрь; завихрение 3) спешка, суматоха 4) смятение (чувств) 2. v. 1) вертеть(ся); кружить(ся) 2) проноситься; the car whirled out of sight - машина быстро скрылась из виду 3) быть в смятении - whirl away Syn: see rotate ...Англо-русский словарь
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