whirly
noun
a violent whirlwind carrying snow, occurring in Antarctica.
whirlies
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pluralof whirly.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Skateboarders performed soaring whirlies in front of a freshly painted Shepard Fairey mural of Angelou’s beaming face as food vendors shuffled by pushing carts stacked with fresh mangoes on ice.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 19, 2019
Since the Justices so frequently gave with one hand while taking away with the other, anyone intent on labeling the Burger Court has had to fight off a case of the whirlies.
From Time Magazine Archive
Again, the radius of activity of these whirlies was strictly limited; objects directly in their path only being disturbed.
From The Home of the Blizzard Being the Story of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition, 1911-1914 by Mawson, Douglas, Sir
The whirlies tracked about in a most irregular manner and woe betide any light object which came in their path.
From The Home of the Blizzard Being the Story of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition, 1911-1914 by Mawson, Douglas, Sir
Above the glacier ahead whirlies, out-lined in high revolving columns of snow, "stalked about" in their wayward courses.
From The Home of the Blizzard Being the Story of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition, 1911-1914 by Mawson, Douglas, Sir
