WHIRLED Synonyms: 156 Similar and Opposite Words

whirled

verb

past tense of whirl

as in stirred

to cause (as a liquid) to move about in a circle especially repeatedly whirled the chocolate syrup into the milk with a spoon

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as in twirled

to move (something) in a curved or circular path on or as if on an axis the figure skater whirled his partner with effortless grace

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as in rotated

to move in circles around an axis or center the gambler held his breath as the roulette wheel whirled

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as in sped

to proceed or move quickly cars whirling by on the highway

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as in spun

to be in a confused state as if from being twirled around my mind whirled from all of the excitement

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Recent Examples of whirled So Anikpo, a psychiatric physician assistant, didn't think to discuss the crackdown with their 9-year-old son Zeke, even as helicopters whirled over their South Minneapolis neighborhood. —

ABC News, 28 May 2026 Before Kate could respond, Emily whirled around and disappeared inside the house. —

Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 1 May 2026 Only problem was, teammate Trevor Zegras whirled the rookie around by the neck, and the rest of the Flyers mobbed the ice and pinned Martone against the boards in a wild celebration worthy of a playoff victory. —

CBS News, 5 Apr. 2026 The jaguar growled, whirled and bit off the protruding head of the arrow. —

Delbert L. Chears, Outdoor Life, 5 Mar. 2026 The journey started as a boy in Chicago, where sirens whirled through Rizzs’ neighborhood when the White Sox won the pennant in 1959. —

Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 27 Jan. 2026 In a desperate attempt to protect her baby, the victim whirled around, confronted Aherne and grabbed the knife in the stranger’s hand, her infant child falling from the changing table onto the floor during the scuffle, cops said. —

Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 7 Jan. 2026 Here it gets whirled with Parmesan and a handful of herbs that take it to the next level. —

Maggie Meyer Glisan, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Dec. 2025 As a writer-producer on The Shield and then the creator, showrunner, and main writer on Sons of Anarchy, Sutter perfected an ultraviolent blend of sentimentality, nihilism, and masculinity that whirled around his characters like so much cigarette smoke and motorcycle exhaust. —

Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 5 Dec. 2025

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But as El País reports, the basilica’s construction, which began 144 years ago, is famously unfinished, and for years controversy has stirred over an unrealized aspect of the design.

— Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 10 June 2026
The flames were visible to anyone driving or walking down Columbus Drive, and the sight in the public park stirred emotions and shocked many.

— Adam Harrington, CBS News, 10 June 2026