whorled

whorled

English

Etymology

whorl +‎ -ed

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /wɜːld/ or IPA^(key): /ʍɜːld/ (in Scottish English and some English accents)
• (US) enPR: wûrld, IPA^(key): /wɝld/ or enPR: hwûrld, IPA^(key): /ʍɝld/ (in Scottish English and some English accents)

Rhymes: -ɜː(r)ld

• Homophones: whirled, world (in accents with the wine-whine merger)

Adjective

whorled (comparative more whorled, superlative most whorled)

1. formed from whorls; having whorls

Translations

formed from whorls; having whorls

Ancient Greek: τροχοειδής (trokhoeidḗs) German: wirtelig

Irish: fáinneach