Wirbeln — meaning in English
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English meaning
Senses
Wirbeln is used for these senses in English:
- roll The uniform beating of a drum with strokes so rapid as scarcely to be distinguished by the ear.
- roll (transitive) To beat with rapid, continuous strokes, as a drum; to sound a roll upon.
- whirl An act of whirling.
- whirl (intransitive) To rotate, revolve, spin or turn rapidly.
- whirl (transitive) To make something or someone whirl.
roll — full definition
- verb To move by turning over and over on a surface.
- verb To form something into a cylindrical or spherical shape by turning it over on itself.
- verb To begin or set something in motion, especially filming or an event.
- noun A small individually baked piece of bread.
- noun A cylindrical bundle of something rolled up.
whirl — full definition
- verb To spin or turn around quickly.
- noun A rapid spinning motion, or a confused, busy flurry of activity.