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Similar words: whirring · whirlwind · whistling · chilling · hireling · hurling · shilling · swirling · wailing · whaling
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whirling is a grammatical form of: whirl »

whirling

adjectiveguairneánach adj1roithleánach adj1the whirling wheels na rothaí a bhí ag casadh ar luasthrough the whirling smoke tríd an nguairneán deataighthey do a kind of whirling dance déanann siad sórt damhsa roithleánach → see whirl

Phrases and Examples in other entries

  • dervish »
    like a whirling dervish figurative she went through the crowd like a whirling dervish réab sí tríd an slua mar a bheadh cuaifeach ann
  • dervish »
    whirling dervish deirbhíseach guairneánach
  • whirl »
    the blades were whirling loudly bhí na lanna ag guairneáil go glórach
  • whirl »
    the lid went whirling across the room chuaigh an clár de roithleán trasna an tseomra
  • whirl »
    the birds were whirling around overhead bhí na héin ag ropadh timpeall os ár gcionn
  • whirl »
    his head was whirling bhí a cheann ina roithleán, bhí sé trína chéile, bhí rudaí ag dul sa mhuileann air, bhí a aigne ina cíor thuathail
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