Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to quirl
Participle: quirled
Gerund: quirling
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | quirl |
| you | quirl |
| he;she;it | quirls |
| we | quirl |
| you | quirl |
| they | quirl |
Perfect
| I | have quirled |
| you | have quirled |
| he;she;it | has quirled |
| we | have quirled |
| you | have quirled |
| they | have quirled |
Past
| I | quirled |
| you | quirled |
| he;she;it | quirled |
| we | quirled |
| you | quirled |
| they | quirled |
Pluperfect
| I | had quirled |
| you | had quirled |
| he;she;it | had quirled |
| we | had quirled |
| you | had quirled |
| they | had quirled |
Future
| I | will quirl |
| you | will quirl |
| he;she;it | will quirl |
| we | will quirl |
| you | will quirl |
| they | will quirl |
Future Perfect
| I | will have quirled |
| you | will have quirled |
| he;she;it | will have quirled |
| we | will have quirled |
| you | will have quirled |
| they | will have quirled |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | quirl |
| you | quirl |
| he;she;it | quirl |
| we | quirl |
| you | quirl |
| they | quirl |
Perfect
| I | have quirled |
| you | have quirled |
| he;she;it | have quirled |
| we | have quirled |
| you | have quirled |
| they | have quirled |
Imperfect
| I | quirled |
| you | quirled |
| he;she;it | quirled |
| we | quirled |
| you | quirled |
| they | quirled |
Pluperfect
| I | had quirled |
| you | had quirled |
| he;she;it | had quirled |
| we | had quirled |
| you | had quirled |
| they | had quirled |
Conditional
Present
| I | would quirl |
| you | would quirl |
| he;she;it | would quirl |
| we | would quirl |
| you | would quirl |
| they | would quirl |
Perfect
| I | would have quirled |
| you | would have quirled |
| he;she;it | would have quirled |
| we | would have quirled |
| you | would have quirled |
| they | would have quirled |
Imperative
| you | quirl |
| we | Let's quirl |
| you | quirl |
Verbs conjugated like 'quirl'
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 'quirl'
querl,
quill,
quire,
quirk,
quirt,
birl,
burl,
chirl,
curl,
dirl,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
Attested since the 18th century. Considered by other dictionaries to be related to curl. Compare German Quirl, said to be related to twirl.
Sample Sentences
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Ephraim clapped his hand to his side, and rolled his eyes agonizingly towards his mother, but she took no notice. She got some paper out of the cupboard, and Ephraim sat down and began quirling it into long spirals with a wretched sulky air. [1894, Mary Eleanor Wilkins Freeman, Pembroke: A Novel, page 215:]