whirl
whirls
whirling
whirled
Whirl means to spin rapidly or move quickly. Regular verb: whirl-whirled-whirled.
Meanings
- To spin rapidly
- To move in circles
- To feel dizzy
Common Collocations
whirl around
head is whirling
whirl of activity
give it a whirl
Tip for Learners
Give it a whirl means try something. "My head was whirling."
Present Simple
| I | whirl |
| you | whirl |
| he/she/it | whirls |
| we | whirl |
| they | whirl |
Examples - Present Simple
- I whirl around the room.
- You whirl in circles.
- She whirls her umbrella.
- We whirl the dancers.
- They whirl dervishes.
Present Continuous
| I | am whirling |
| you | are whirling |
| he/she/it | is whirling |
| we | are whirling |
| they | are whirling |
Examples - Present Continuous
- I am whirling around.
- You are whirling in circles.
- She is whirling her umbrella.
- We are whirling the dancers.
- They are whirling like dervishes.
Present Perfect
| I | have whirled |
| you | have whirled |
| he/she/it | has whirled |
| we | have whirled |
| they | have whirled |
Examples - Present Perfect
- I have whirled around.
- You have whirled in circles.
- She has whirled her umbrella.
- We have whirled the dancers.
- They have whirled like dervishes.
Present Perfect Continuous
| I | have been whirling |
| you | have been whirling |
| he/she/it | has been whirling |
| we | have been whirling |
| they | have been whirling |
Examples - Present Perfect Continuous
- I have been whirling around.
- You have been whirling in circles.
- She has been whirling her umbrella.
- We have been whirling the dancers.
- They have been whirling like dervishes.
Past Simple
| I | whirled |
| you | whirled |
| he/she/it | whirled |
| we | whirled |
| they | whirled |
Examples - Past Simple
- I whirled around.
- You whirled in circles.
- She whirled her umbrella.
- We whirled the dancers.
- They whirled like dervishes.
Past Continuous
| I | was whirling |
| you | were whirling |
| he/she/it | was whirling |
| we | were whirling |
| they | were whirling |
Examples - Past Continuous
- I was whirling around.
- You were whirling in circles.
- She was whirling her umbrella.
- We were whirling the dancers.
- They were whirling like dervishes.
Past Perfect
| I | had whirled |
| you | had whirled |
| he/she/it | had whirled |
| we | had whirled |
| they | had whirled |
Examples - Past Perfect
- I had whirled around.
- You had whirled in circles.
- She had whirled her umbrella.
- We had whirled the dancers.
- They had whirled like dervishes.
Past Perfect Continuous
| I | had been whirling |
| you | had been whirling |
| he/she/it | had been whirling |
| we | had been whirling |
| they | had been whirling |
Examples - Past Perfect Continuous
- I had been whirling around.
- You had been whirling in circles.
- He had been whirling his umbrella.
- We had been whirling the dancers.
- They had been whirling like dervishes.
Future Simple
| I | will whirl |
| you | will whirl |
| he/she/it | will whirl |
| we | will whirl |
| they | will whirl |
Examples - Future Simple
- I will whirl around.
- You will whirl in circles.
- She will whirl her umbrella.
- We will whirl the dancers.
- They will whirl like dervishes.
Future Continuous
| I | will be whirling |
| you | will be whirling |
| he/she/it | will be whirling |
| we | will be whirling |
| they | will be whirling |
Examples - Future Continuous
- I will be whirling around.
- You will be whirling in circles.
- He will be whirling his umbrella.
- We will be whirling the dancers.
- They will be whirling like dervishes.
Future Perfect
| I | will have whirled |
| you | will have whirled |
| he/she/it | will have whirled |
| we | will have whirled |
| they | will have whirled |
Examples - Future Perfect
- I will have whirled around.
- You will have whirled in circles.
- She will have whirled her umbrella.
- We will have whirled the dancers.
- They will have whirled like dervishes.
Future Perfect Continuous
| I | will have been whirling |
| you | will have been whirling |
| he/she/it | will have been whirling |
| we | will have been whirling |
| they | will have been whirling |
Examples - Future Perfect Continuous
- I will have been whirling around.
- You will have been whirling in circles.
- He will have been whirling his umbrella.
- We will have been whirling the dancers.
- They will have been whirling like dervishes.