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upwhirl

American  
[uhp-hwurl, -wurl] / ʌpˈʰwɜrl, -ˈwɜrl /

verb (used with object)

  1. to cause (something) to whirl upward.

verb (used without object)

  1. to be whirled upward.

Etymology

Origin of upwhirl

First recorded in 1835–45; up- + whirl

Example Sentences

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Upwhirl, up-hwėrl′, v.i. to whirl upward.—v.t. to raise upward in a whirling course.

From Project Gutenberg

Carlisle felt, under Mr. Canning's incredulous gaze, that this sudden upwhirl of misfortune was the further refinement of cruelty.

From Project Gutenberg

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