whirly

adjective \ ˈhwər-lē , ˈwər- \

Definition of whirly

: having a whirling motion

Recent Examples of whirly from the Web

The former prime minister Margaret Thatcher, who studied chemistry at Oxford, is said to have had a role in the invention of the white whirly ice cream cones.

— palko karasz, New York Times, "Q Is for Queuing: Minting British Traditions With New 10-Pence Coins," 1 Mar. 2018
His search for his parents, presumed dead at the end of the first film, ignites the third subplot in which his best friend, Alice, equipped with a whirly gyroscopic time machine called a Chronosphere, tries to alter the past to change the future.

— stephen holden, New York Times, "Review: ‘Alice Through the Looking Glass’ and a Trippy Time Machine," 26 May 2016

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