WHIRL AROUND

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does whirl around mean? 

• WHIRL AROUND (verb)
  The verb WHIRL AROUND has 1 sense:

1. fly around

  Familiarity information: WHIRL AROUND used as a verb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• WHIRL AROUND (verb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Fly around

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Synonyms:

tumble; whirl; whirl around

Context example:

rising smoke whirled in the air

Hypernyms (to "whirl around" is one way to...):

move (move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion)

Sentence frames:

Something ----s
Something is ----ing PP

 Context examples 

"It astonished me to see him whirl around so. Is the other one stuffed also?"

(The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, by L. Frank Baum)

He would run till Buck’s head was even with his flank, when he would whirl around at bay, only to dash away again at the first opportunity.

(The Call of the Wild, by Jack London)

Stealing backward glances as he ran, he was always ready to whirl around and down the overzealous pursuer that outran his fellows.

(White Fang, by Jack London)