WHIRL

Definition:

1. [noun] confused movement; "he was caught up in a whirl of work"; "a commotion of people fought for the exits"
   Synonyms: commotion
   
   
2. [noun] the shape of something rotating rapidly
   Synonyms: swirl, vortex, convolution
   
   
3. [noun] a usually brief attempt; "he took a crack at it"; "I gave it a whirl"
   Synonyms: crack, fling, go, pass, offer
   
   
4. [noun] the act of rotating rapidly; "he gave the crank a spin"; "it broke off after much twisting"
   Synonyms: spin, twirl, twist, twisting
   
   
5. [verb] turn in a twisting or spinning motion; "The leaves swirled in the autumn wind"
   Synonyms: twirl, swirl, twiddle
   
   
6. [verb] cause to spin; "spin a coin"
   Synonyms: birl, spin, twirl
   
   
7. [verb] flow in a circular current, of liquids
   Synonyms: eddy, purl, pool, swirl
   
   
8. [verb] revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis; "The dervishes whirl around and around without getting dizzy"
   Synonyms: spin, spin around, reel, gyrate
   
   
9. [verb] fly around; "The clothes tumbled in the dryer"; "rising smoke whirled in the air"
   Synonyms: tumble, around
   
   

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Related Words:

• whirligig
• pirouette
• birling, logrolling

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