51³Ō¹Ļ

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whirlabout

[hwurl-uh-bout, wurl-]

noun

  1. a whirling around in a circle.

  2. a whirligig.



adjective

  1. whirling around.

whirlabout

/ ˈ·Éɜː±ōÉ™ĖŒ²ś²¹ŹŠ³Ł /

noun

  1. anything that whirls around; whirligig

  2. the act or an instance of whirling around

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51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins

Origin of whirlabout1

First recorded in 1585–95; whirl + about
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Example Sentences

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Liberius—most willingly, Sic agimus—then let us try: Nunc vide, Skip with me, Whirlabout, roundabout, celere.

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And yet the sudden whirlabout to all her thoughts and habits and ways, was very confusing.

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ā€œDon’t look at those whirlabout sails, but come let us go and see the house of Peter the Great, which was the chief object of our visit to this place.ā€

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Grundy, meanwhile, is in a state of complete whirlabout.

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Liberius—most willingly, Sic agimus—then let us try: Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Nunc vide, Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Skip with me, Whirlabout, roundabout, celere.

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