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whorl
UK
/wɜːl/
US
/wɜrl/
Translations
whorls
pl
UK
/wɜːl/
US
/wɜrl/
The artist painted a beautiful whorl of colors on the canvas.
L'artiste a peint une belle spirale de couleurs sur la toile.
The botanist noted the whorl of leaves at the top of the plant.
Le botaniste a noté le verticille de feuilles au sommet de la plante.
The detective examined the whorl patterns on the suspect's fingerprints.
Le détective a examiné les motifs en spire sur les empreintes digitales du suspect.
Additional translations
whorled
Past Simple
whorled
Past Participle
whorling
Gerund
UK
/wɜːl/
US
/wɝːl/
Smoke whorled up from the chimney into the clear sky.
La fumée a tourbillonné hors de la cheminée dans le ciel clair.
Additional translations
Used attributively to describe something having or showing whorls.
The shell displayed a delicate whorl pattern.
La coquille présentait un délicat motif spiral.
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Definitions
The artist painted a beautiful whorl of colors on the canvas.
The whorl of the spinning wheel was intricately carved and added to the machine's charm.
The detective examined the whorl patterns on the suspect's fingerprints.
The botanist noted the whorl of leaves at the top of the plant.
Smoke whorled up from the chimney into the clear sky.
The shell displayed a delicate whorl pattern.