Definitions
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- adjective informal Visually suggestive of a
swirl ,whorl , orvortex . - adjective informal That moves in a whirling motion.
Etymologies
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Examples
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Lockheed Martin has developed a fake maple leaf seed, or so-called whirly bird, loaded with navigation equipment and imaging sensors.
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Lockheed Martin has developed a fake maple leaf seed, or so-called whirly bird, loaded with navigation equipment and imaging sensors.
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Lockheed Martin has developed a fake maple leaf seed, or so-called whirly bird, loaded with navigation equipment and imaging sensors.
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"Jason lives in this kind of whirly, madcap world where everything is moving all at once and [Haley] is like this nice, calm center."
Merger of Rudy-Judi, But Best Man Andrew Carries the Big Day 2003
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We met at the fair grounds, on the whirly twister.
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Hooping. org wishes everyone a whirly Wednesday, especially those of you in Rochester, New York, who attend the Whirly Wednesday Hoop Jams at 7pm in Genesee Valley Park.
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To be honest, it was such a whirly wondrous week or so of catch-up overload that I'm not even going to try and keep track; I'll just hope I don't offend anyone by failing to mention them.
Archive 2009-11-01 Hal Duncan 2009
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That equates to whirly conditions are approaching inside of twenty-four hours.
Tourists in Cancun, Cozumel prepare for Hurricane Ida; but direct ... admin 2009
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To be honest, it was such a whirly wondrous week or so of catch-up overload that I'm not even going to try and keep track; I'll just hope I don't offend anyone by failing to mention them.
Famous in Finland, Fixture in France Hal Duncan 2009
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A How many squirrels do you know that built rocket ships and flew them to the moon, built whirly-birds that run on coconut milk, or have a secret army of robots in their tool-sheds?
SpongeBob speaks: Exclusive interview on education Valerie Strauss 2011
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