whirl
verb (used without object)
to turn around, spin, or rotate rapidly.
has whirled
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present perfectof whirl (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Google, after going public some 9 years ago, has whirled around the clock 8 or 9 times.
From Forbes ● Sep. 23, 2014
In all that time, she has never missed a trip, has whirled over the Canadian mountains in helicopters, jounced over Afghan trails on a Bactrian camel.
From Time Magazine Archive
For the Royal Ballet, he has whirled up Rhapsody, a dazzling, sun-drenched frolic that premiered last week as part of England's birthday tribute to the Queen Mother.
From Time Magazine Archive
So this season, without even a feeler to Vegas, Williams has whirled past more fairgrounds than Astronauts Cooper and Conrad ever did.
From Time Magazine Archive
Oh! my brain has whirled through a thousand agonies.
From White Lies by Charles Reade
