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Definition of Give it a whirl
1. Verb. Try. "Let's give it a whirl!"
Language type: Colloquialism
Generic synonyms: Assay, Attempt, Essay, Seek, Try
Definition of Give it a whirl
1. Verb. (idiomatic) To try, test or attempt. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Give It A Whirl
Literary usage of Give it a whirl
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Father Duffy's Story: A Tale of Humor and Heroism, of Life and Death with by Francis Patrick Duffy (1919)
"The conversation continued for a few minutes and was ended by Donovan saying, "Well,
we have not done it before but we'll give it a whirl this time. ..."
2. Flindersland and Sturtland; Or, The Inside and Outside of Australia. by William Rowlestone Henry Jessop (1862)
"... is easily frightened, and of this they take advantage, fastening a bunch of
feathers upon a long stick, they give it a whirl, and bring it down quick, ..."
3. Afloat and Ashore on the Mediterranean by Lee Meriwether (1892)
"This <r*~~caif)now be done in France, as a mother wishing to abandon her child
can no longer put it in the chair, give it a whirl, and have it disappear as ..."
4. Afloat and Ashore on the Mediterranean by Lee Meriwether (1892)
"This can now be done in France, as a mother wishing to abandon her child can no
longer put it in the chair, give it a whirl, and have it disappear as by ..."
5. Civic science in the community by George William Hunter, Walter George Whitman (1922)
"(2) Take hold of the light wheel and give it a whirl. Note how many seconds it
continues to turn. Repeat with the heavy wheel. ..."
6. Seraphim Trilogy Book One; What the Herald Angel Sang by Teralee E. M. Bird (2004)
"Figuring to give it a whirl, she unclipped her ID, and slid it through the device,
left to right. No reaction. She tried right to left. Nada. ..."
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