whirl
verb (used without object)
to turn around, spin, or rotate rapidly.
are whirling
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present progressiveof whirl.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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It’s fast-paced fun where servers are whirling around filling coffee and replenishing cocktails while plopping down plates of shrimp and grits and French toast topped with a dollop of Luxardo whipped cream.
From Seattle Times ● May 13, 2023
At Aweil Civil Hospital, fans are whirling overhead, and patients lie on almost bare beds covering themselves with pieces of traditional cloth, known as kitenge.
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2022
This angle has an outsize influence on estimates of just how fast things are whirling about within a far-off galaxy.
From Scientific American ● Dec. 22, 2021
Noël Coward, considering their success, ponders tartly, “Perhaps we are whirling more swiftly into extinction than we know.”
From Washington Post ● Oct. 14, 2020
All these ideas are whirling around my brain, building up the pressure until my skull starts to crumble.
From "Linked" by Gordon Korman
