whirl

whirl
1. transitive verb
1) (rotate) [im Kreis] herumwirbeln
2) (fling) schleudern; (with circling motion) wirbeln [Blätter, Schneeflocken usw.]
3) (convey rapidly) in Windeseile fahren
2. intransitive verb
1) (rotate) wirbeln
2) (move swiftly) sausen; (with circling motion) wirbeln
3) (fig.): (reel)

everything/the room whirled about me — mir drehte sich alles/das Zimmer drehte sich vor meinen Augen

3. noun
1) Wirbeln, das

she was or her thoughts were or her head was in a whirl — (fig.) ihr schwirrte der Kopf

2) (bustle) Trubel, der
Phrasal Verbs:
- academic.ru/121140/whirl_about">whirl about
- whirl away
- whirl round
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[wə:l] 1. verb
(to move rapidly (round, away etc): She whirled round when I called her name; The wind whirled my hat away before I could grab it.) wirbeln
2. noun
1) (an excited confusion: a whirl of activity; My head's in a whirl - I can't believe it's all happening!) der Wirbel
2) (a rapid turn.) das Herumwirbeln
- whirlpool
- whirlwind
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whirl
[(h)wɜ:l, AM (h)wɜ:rl]
I. vi wirbeln
my head is \whirling mir schwirrt der Kopf
her head was \whirling with the excitement of it all! ihr war vor Aufregung ganz schwindelig!
II. vt
to \whirl sb somewhere:
the figure skater \whirled her past the onlookers der Eiskunstläufer wirbelte sie an den Zuschauern vorbei
to \whirl sb [a]round jdn herumwirbeln
III. n
1. no pl (of movement) Wirbel m; (action, of dust) Wirbeln nt
2. (activity) Trubel m
the social \whirl der gesellschaftliche Trubel
3. (overwhelmed)
to have one's head in a \whirl nicht mehr wissen, wo einem der Kopf steht
my head's in a \whirl mir schwirrt der Kopf
4.
to give sth a \whirl etw mal [aus]probieren
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[wɜːl]
1. n
(= spin) Wirbeln nt no pl; (of dust, water etc, also fig) Wirbel m; (of cream etc) Tupfer m

to give sth a whirl (lit) — etw herumwirbeln; ( fig inf

the social whirl — der Trubel des gesellschaftlichen Lebens

my head is in a whirl — mir schwirrt der Kopf

2. vt
1) (= make turn) wirbeln

to whirl sb/sth round — jdn/etw herumwirbeln

he whirled his hat round his head — er schwenkte seinen Hut

he whirled the water around with his stick — er rührte mit seinem Stock im Wasser herum

2) (transport) eilends wegbringen; (person) mit sich nehmen, entführen (inf)
3. vi
(= spin) wirbeln; (water) strudeln

to whirl (a)round — herumwirbeln; (water) strudeln; ( person

my head is whirling — mir schwirrt der Kopf

after a few drinks the room started whirling —

they/the countryside whirled past us — sie wirbelten/die Landschaft flog an uns vorbei

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whirl [wɜːl; US hwɜrl]
A v/i
1. wirbeln, sich schnell (im Kreis, um einen Gegenstand, im Tanz) drehen:
whirl about (oder [a]round)
a) herumwirbeln (in dat),
b) herumfahren, sich rasch umdrehen
2. eilen, sausen, hetzen:
whirl away forteilen
3. wirbeln, sich drehen (Kopf):
my head is whirling mir ist schwind(e)lig
B v/t
1. allg (herum)wirbeln:
he whirled his stick about (oder around);
whirl up dust Staub aufwirbeln
2. eilends befördern:
the car whirled us off to der Wagen brachte uns auf schnellstem Weg zu oder nach
C s
1. (Herum)Wirbeln n
2. Wirbel m, schnelle Kreisbewegung:
be in a whirl (herum)wirbeln;
give sth a whirl
a) etwas herumwirbeln,
b) umg etwas prüfen oder ausprobieren
3. (etwas) Aufgewirbeltes:
a whirl of dust aufgewirbelter Staub, eine Staubwolke
4. Hetzjagd f
5. Wirbel m, Strudel m
6. fig Wirbel m:
a) Trubel m, wirres Treiben
b) Schwindel m, Verwirrung f (der Sinne etc):
her thoughts were (oder her head was) in a whirl ihre Gedanken wirbelten durcheinander, sie war ganz durcheinander;
a whirl of passion ein Wirbel der Leidenschaft
7. ANAT, BOT, ZOOL whorl 1, 2
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1. transitive verb
1) (rotate) [im Kreis] herumwirbeln
2) (fling) schleudern; (with circling motion) wirbeln [Blätter, Schneeflocken usw.]
3) (convey rapidly) in Windeseile fahren
2. intransitive verb
1) (rotate) wirbeln
2) (move swiftly) sausen; (with circling motion) wirbeln
3) (fig.): (reel)

everything/the room whirled about me — mir drehte sich alles/das Zimmer drehte sich vor meinen Augen

3. noun
1) Wirbeln, das

she was or her thoughts were or her head was in a whirl — (fig.) ihr schwirrte der Kopf

2) (bustle) Trubel, der
Phrasal Verbs:
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v.
strudeln v.
wirbeln v. n.
Taumel - m.

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