Meanings
adjectivewhorled (comparative more whorled, superlative most whorled)
comparative more whorled · superlative most whorled
- Formed from whorls; having whorls.
[A]cross the gannet’s bath, over the broad sea, whorled prows will bring presents and tokens.
1999, Seamus Heaney, Beowulf, London: Faber and Faber, page 60
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectivein the shape of a coil
adjectiveforming one or more whorls (especially a whorl of leaves around a stem)
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Translations
Ancient Greek τροχοειδής
- τροχοειδής (trokhoeidḗs)formed from whorls; having whorls
Finnish kiehkurainen
- kiehkurainenformed from whorls; having whorls
German wirtelig
- wirteligformed from whorls; having whorls
Irish fáinneach
- fáinneachformed from whorls; having whorls
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with whorled
All rhymes →Sounds the same
whirled (UK)world (UK, wine–whine merger)
Cite this entry
APA
whorled. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/whorled
MLA
“whorled.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/whorled. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “whorled,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/whorled.
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