Whirled vs. Whorled: What's the Difference?
Whirled and Whorled Definitions
Whirled
To rotate rapidly about a center or an axis; spin.
Whorled
Having or forming whorls or a whorl
Whorled flower parts.
A whorled textile pattern.
Whirled
To move while rotating or turning about
The dancer whirled across the stage.
Whorled
Formed from whorls; having whorls.
Whirled
To turn rapidly, changing direction; wheel
She whirled around to face him.
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Whorled
Furnished with whorls; arranged in the form of a whorl or whorls; verticillate; as, whorled leaves.
Whirled
To have the sensation of spinning; reel
My head is whirling with data.
Whorled
Like the pattern basic to the human fingerprint
Whirled
To cause to rotate or turn rapidly
Whirl a baton.
Whorled
In the shape of a coil
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Whirled
To cause to move with a spinning motion
Whirled the ball up into the air.
Whorled
Forming one or more whorls (especially a whorl of leaves around a stem)
Whirled
To drive at high speed
Whirled the motorcycle around the corner.
Whirled
(Obsolete) To hurl.
Whirled
The act of rotating or revolving rapidly.
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Whirled
Something, such as a cloud of dust, that whirls or is whirled.
Whirled
A state of confusion; a tumult
The press room was in a whirl.
Whirled
A swift succession or round of events
The social whirl.
Whirled
A state of mental confusion or giddiness; dizziness
My head is in a whirl.
Whirled
(Informal) A short trip or ride.
Whirled
(Informal) A brief or experimental try
Let's give the plan a whirl.
Whirled
Eye dialect of world
Whirled
Simple past tense and past participle of whirl
