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- [hwurl-uh-bout, wurl-]
- /ˈʰwɜrl əˌbaʊt, ˈwɜrl-/
- /ˈwɜː.lə.baʊt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [hwurl-uh-bout, wurl-]
- /ˈʰwɜrl əˌbaʊt, ˈwɜrl-/
Definitions of whirlabout word
- noun whirlabout a whirling around in a circle. 1
- noun whirlabout a whirligig. 1
- adjective whirlabout whirling around. 1
- noun whirlabout A fairground carousel. 1
- noun whirlabout anything that whirls around; whirligig 0
- noun whirlabout the act or an instance of whirling around 0
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Origin of whirlabout
First appearance:
before 1585 One of the 35% oldest English words
First recorded in 1585-95; whirl + about
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Parts of speech for Whirlabout
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
whirlabout popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 36% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
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