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Word: Whorl
Speech Type: Noun
late Middle English (denoting a small flywheel): apparently a variant of whirl, influenced by Old English wharve ‘whorl of a spindle’
wəːl
wɔːl
a pattern of spirals or concentric circles
Short Definition:pattern of spirals or concentric circles
Examples:- Shelley drew larger and larger dark whorls on her notepad
a small wheel or pulley in a spinning wheel, spinning machine, or spindle.
Short Definition:small wheel or pulley in spinning wheel
Word: Whorl
Speech Type: Verb
wəːl
wɔːl
spiral or move in a twisted and convoluted fashion.
Short Definition:spiral or move in twisted and convoluted fashion
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