# whirling

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈwɝlɪŋ/ · frequency rank #40,517

## Definitions
1. Revolving, rotating, turning rapidly.

## Easily confused with
- **wiring** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/whirling-vs-wiring)
- **willing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/whirling-vs-willing)
- **whiting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/whirling-vs-whiting)
- **whoring** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/whirling-vs-whoring)
- **whirlwind** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/whirling-vs-whirlwind)
- **whistling** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/whirling-vs-whistling)
- **whining** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/whining-vs-whirling)
- **whaling** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/whaling-vs-whirling)
- **wailing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wailing-vs-whirling)
- **whipping** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/whipping-vs-whirling)
- **wheeling** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wheeling-vs-whirling)

## Common misspellings (13)
`hwirling`, `whhirling`, `whilring`, `whirilng`, `whirlign`, `whirlingg`, `whirlinng`, `whirlling`, `whirlnig`, `whirrling`, `whriling`, `wihrling`, `wwhirling`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/whirling