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whurl

whurl verb: to make any of various throaty sounds (as a roar, snarl, or purr).

Verb

whurl (third-person singular simple present whurls, present participle whurling, simple past and past participle whurled)

  1. (intransitive) To make any of various throaty sounds (as a roar, snarl, or purr)

Forms of whurl

third-person singular presentwhurls
present participlewhurling
past participlewhurled
pastwhurled

Origin of whurl

Imitative.

Questions about whurl

What does whurl mean?
Whurl means to make any of various throaty sounds (as a roar, snarl, or purr).
What part of speech is whurl?
Whurl is a verb.
What is the past tense of whurl?
The past tense of whurl is whurled.

Words near whurl in the dictionary

  1. whupped
  2. whupping
  3. whuppings
  4. whups
  5. whur
  6. whurl
  7. whurled
  8. whurling
  9. whurls
  10. whurred
  11. whurried

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