whirl – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of whirl

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to whirl
Participle: whirled
Gerund: whirling

Cognates

See the 4 cognates of whirl

Indicative

Present

Iwhirl
youwhirl
he;she;itwhirls
wewhirl
youwhirl
theywhirl

Perfect

Ihave whirled
youhave whirled
he;she;ithas whirled
wehave whirled
youhave whirled
theyhave whirled

Past

Iwhirled
youwhirled
he;she;itwhirled
wewhirled
youwhirled
theywhirled

Pluperfect

Ihad whirled
youhad whirled
he;she;ithad whirled
wehad whirled
youhad whirled
theyhad whirled

Future

Iwill whirl
youwill whirl
he;she;itwill whirl
wewill whirl
youwill whirl
theywill whirl

Future Perfect

Iwill have whirled
youwill have whirled
he;she;itwill have whirled
wewill have whirled
youwill have whirled
theywill have whirled

Subjunctive

Present

Iwhirl
youwhirl
he;she;itwhirl
wewhirl
youwhirl
theywhirl

Perfect

Ihave whirled
youhave whirled
he;she;ithave whirled
wehave whirled
youhave whirled
theyhave whirled

Imperfect

Iwhirled
youwhirled
he;she;itwhirled
wewhirled
youwhirled
theywhirled

Pluperfect

Ihad whirled
youhad whirled
he;she;ithad whirled
wehad whirled
youhad whirled
theyhad whirled

Conditional

Present

Iwould whirl
youwould whirl
he;she;itwould whirl
wewould whirl
youwould whirl
theywould whirl

Perfect

Iwould have whirled
youwould have whirled
he;she;itwould have whirled
wewould have whirled
youwould have whirled
theywould have whirled

Imperative

youwhirl
weLet's whirl
youwhirl

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

Iam whirling
youare whirling
he;she;itis whirling
weare whirling
youare whirling
theyare whirling

Perfect

Ihave been whirling
youhave been whirling
he;she;ithas been whirling
wehave been whirling
youhave been whirling
theyhave been whirling

Past

Iwas whirling
youwere whirling
he;she;itwas whirling
wewere whirling
youwere whirling
theywere whirling

Pluperfect

Ihad been whirling
youhad been whirling
he;she;ithad been whirling
wehad been whirling
youhad been whirling
theyhad been whirling

Future

Iwill be whirling
youwill be whirling
he;she;itwill be whirling
wewill be whirling
youwill be whirling
theywill be whirling

Future Perfect

Iwill have been whirling
youwill have been whirling
he;she;itwill have been whirling
wewill have been whirling
youwill have been whirling
theywill have been whirling

Conditional

Present

Iwould be whirling
youwould be whirling
he;she;itwould be whirling
wewould be whirling
youwould be whirling
theywould be whirling

Perfect

Iwould have been whirling
youwould have been whirling
he;she;itwould have been whirling
wewould have been whirling
youwould have been whirling
theywould have been whirling

Other

Verbs conjugated like 'whirl'

abandon, abduct, abear, aberr, abject, abord, abort, abound, abraid, abray, abrook, abscind, abscond, absist, absorb, abstain, abstract, accend, accent, accept, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)

Verbs similar to 'whirl'

chirl, shirl, thirl, whir, whirr, whorl, birl, chill, chirk, chirm,

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

revolve
rotate, spin, twirl, gyrate, pirouette, wheel

Additional Information

Phrasal Verbs

Etymology

1. c.1290, probably from O.N. hvirfla "to go round, spin," related to hvirfill "circle, ring, crown," and to O.E. hweorfan "to turn" (see whir). Whirlpool is attested from 1529, but O.E. had hwyrfepol and wirfelmere; whirlwind is c.1340, probably on model of O.N. hvirfilvindr. Whirligig is from 1440, of various toys. Whirlybird "helicopter" is from 1951.
2. From Middle English whirlen, contracted from earlier *whirvelen, *whervelen, possibly from Old English *hwyrflian, *hweorflian (attested in hwirflung, hwerflung (“change, vicissitude”)), frequentative form of Old English hweorfan (“to turn”), itself from Proto-West Germanic *hwerban, from Proto-Germanic *hwerbaną (“to turn”); or perhaps from Old Norse hvirfla (“to go round, spin”). Cognate with Dutch wervelen (“to whirl, swirl”), German wirbeln (“to whirl, swirl”), Danish hvirvle (“to whirl”), Swedish virvla (older spelling hvirfla), Albanian vorbull (“a whirl”). Related to whirr and wharve. See: Old English 'hweorfan', Proto-Germanic '*hwerbaną', Dutch 'wervelen', German, old spelling 'wirbeln', Danish 'hvirvle', Swedish 'virvla'.

Sample Sentences

  • [...] a bay-window to view the sea from. So we went upon deck again in high spirits; and there, everything was in such a state of bustle and active preparation, that the blood quickened its pace, and whirled through one 's veins on that clear frosty morning with involuntary mirthfulness. For every gallant ship was riding slowly up and down, and every little boat was splashing noisily in the water; and [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] sea like a walnut-shell; and there it hung dangling in the air: a mere faggot of crazy boards. The planking of the paddle-boxes had been torn sheer away. The wheels were exposed and bare; and they whirled and dashed their spray about the decks at random. Chimney, white with crusted salt; topmasts struck; storm-sails set; rigging all knotted, tangled, wet, and drooping: a gloomier picture it would be [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] It rushes across the turnpike road, where there is no gate, no policeman, no signal: nothing but a rough wooden arch, on which is painted ‘WHEN THE BELL RINGS, LOOK OUT FOR THE LOCOMOTIVE. ’ On it whirls headlong, dives through the woods again, emerges in the light, clatters over frail arches, rumbles upon the heavy ground, shoots beneath a wooden bridge which intercepts the light for a second like [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • Haley whipped up the horse, and, with a steady, mournful look, fixed to the last on the old place, Tom was whirled away. (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • Tom and Haley rattled on along the dusty road, whirling past every old familiar spot, until the bounds of the estate were fairly passed, and they found themselves out on the open pike. After they had ridden about a mile, Haley suddenly drew up at the [...] (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • [...] touched by the finger of God; and he felt the strength of a thousand souls in one. As he passed along, the trees and bushes, the huts of his servitude, the whole scene of his degradation, seemed to whirl by him as the landscape by the rushing ear. His soul throbbed,—his home was in sight,—and the hour of release seemed at hand. (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • The note-book of a missionary, among the Canadian fugitives, contains truth stranger than fiction. How can it be otherwise, when a system prevails which whirls families and scatters their members, as the wind whirls and scatters the leaves of autumn ? These shores of refuge, like the eternal shore, often unite again, in glad communion, hearts that [...] (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • [...] a missionary, among the Canadian fugitives, contains truth stranger than fiction. How can it be otherwise, when a system prevails which whirls families and scatters their members, as the wind whirls and scatters the leaves of autumn ? These shores of refuge, like the eternal shore, often unite again, in glad communion, hearts that for long years have mourned each other as lost. And affecting [...] (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)