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whirl

 
 
/wɜːl/ noun [no plural]

Translation

ACTIVITY when a lot of exciting or confusing things happen at the same time
telaş, hayhuy, baş dönmesi, zihin karışıklığı
a whirl of activity2127
TURN a sudden turning movement
fırıl fırıl dönme, hızla dönme sesi
1626
give sth a whirl informal to try to do something, often for the first time
denemek, şans tanımak
I've never danced salsa before but I'll give it a whirl.2113
(Definition of whirl noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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