Added 9 October 2026 whorled /wɜːld/ adjective Categories: Describing WordsRare Words adjective ! Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about whorled at Wordnik → Where our words come from → In the shape of a coil. Forming one or more whorls (especially a whorl of leaves around a stem). Related Words: coilingturbinatecoiledloopedvolutedspiralinghelicalverticillatedvolutecyclicspiralverticillate Back to today's word