whirly
adjective
- characterized by whirling or rotatory movement
Wiktionary
adj
Etymology: Etymology tree English whirl English -y English whirly From whirl + -y.
- Visually suggestive of a swirl, whorl, or vortex.
“The whirly pattern on the wallpaper.”
- That moves in a whirling motion.
“The whirly blades on top of a helicopter.”
“He was studying this brolga dance which was being performed with the accompaniment of a whirly haze of dust sprayed from the rusty wrecks of car bodies strewn over the flats behind them.”
noun
Etymology: Etymology tree English whirl English -y English whirly From whirl + -y.
- A snowy whirlwind in the Antarctic.