UPWHIRL

Etymology

Verb

upwhirl (third-person singular simple present upwhirls, present participle upwhirling, simple past and past participle upwhirled)

(intransitive) To rise upward in a whirl.

(transitive) To raise upward with a whirling motion.

Source: Wiktionary


Up*whirl", v. t. & i.

Definition: To rise upward in a whirl; to raise upward with a whirling motion.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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