whirly

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adjective

Visually suggestive of a swirl, whorl, or vortex.

“The whirly pattern on the wallpaper.”

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Meanings

adjectivewhirly (comparative whirlier, superlative whirliest)

comparative whirlier · superlative whirliest

  1. informalVisually suggestive of a swirl, whorl, or vortex.

    The whirly pattern on the wallpaper.

  2. informalThat moves in a whirling motion.

    The whirly blades on top of a helicopter.

    1 more example

    He was studying this brolga dance which was being performed with the accompaniment of a whirly haze of dust sprayed from the rusty wrecks of car bodies strewn over the flats behind them.

    2013, Alexis Wright, The Swan Book, Constable (2016), page 101
nounwhirly (plural whirlies)

plural whirlies

  1. A snowy whirlwind in the Antarctic.

Origin

From whirl + -y.

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APA

whirly. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/whirly

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “whirly,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/whirly.

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