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upwhirl

[ uhp-hwurl, -wurl ]

verb (used with object)

  1. to cause (something) to whirl upward.


verb (used without object)

  1. to be whirled upward.
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of upwhirl1

First recorded in 1835–45; up- + whirl
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Upwhirl, up-hwėrl′, v.i. to whirl upward.—v.t. to raise upward in a whirling course.

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Carlisle felt, under Mr. Canning's incredulous gaze, that this sudden upwhirl of misfortune was the further refinement of cruelty.

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