- present participle of whirl.
whirling
Example Sentences
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Hernandez gets a bit teary-eyed when talking about his favorite song, “Sentimientos,” a whirling polka-driven ballad about an avoidant situationship, he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026
"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
Most ingenious of all are the soap bubbles, devised by Mr. Forman, an MIT doctoral student, that drift around the stage as whirling snow.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 22, 2025
My head is whirling as I try to grasp what’s happening.
From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko
