- present participle of whirl.
whirling
Example Sentences
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"We opened two containers every day in the yard," he said, sitting in his office beside a whirling fan.
From Barron's ● Jul. 5, 2026
I had secured my story through sources, not from him direct, so to hear him on the phone was a relief as that back page was now whirling around a press.
From BBC ● Apr. 6, 2026
I loved watching the fallen leaves billow up from the road in great whirling circles as I drove by.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 16, 2026
That song, a new number called “The Girl in the Bubble,” is staged in one whirling tracking shot.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 18, 2025
Where the woods thinned, Taran clattered along a dry stream bed until, exhausted, he stumbled and held out his hands against the whirling ground.
From "The Book of Three" by Lloyd Alexander
