- present participle of whirl.
whirling
Example Sentences
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But under million-dollar luxury apartments chilled by whirling air conditioners, tenants in one of Seoul's last shanty towns suffer headaches in the savage heat.
From Barron's ● Aug. 4, 2026
Skacel, the whirling dervish, in his pomp, skipping past defenders and rifling shots past goalkeepers, the little wonder tearing it up.
From BBC ● May 4, 2026
The director typically makes it into a carnival ride, a whirling montage that turns smoke-choked ’70s Vegas into heaven.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 19, 2026
The arrival of “The Beast in Me” couldn’t be better timed, with the drama surrounding the release of the Epstein files whirling.
From Salon ● Nov. 19, 2025
Gardens of corals and sponges and flowery sea anemones clung to the rocks and danced in the whirling currents.
From "The Wild Robot Protects" by Peter Brown
