give a whirl

give something a whirl

to try something Tan had given up technical writing to give fiction a whirl.

Usage notes: often used in the form give it a whirl: We've always wanted to take a cruise in the Caribbean, so we decided to give it a whirl.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Gabriel	ga-bree-EL (French), GAH-bryel (Spanish), GAHP-ree-el (German), GAHB-ree-el (Finnish), GAY-bree-əl (English), GAHP-ryel (Polish)	French, Spanish, Portuguese, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, Catalan, English, Romanian
Hai	-	Chinese
Aidan	AY-dən	Irish, Scottish, English (Modern)
Anwer	-	Arabic
Lien	LEEN	Dutch
UlvİYe	-	Turkish